What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Atmosphere vs Anacoustic - What's the difference?

atmosphere | anacoustic |

As a noun atmosphere

is atmosphere.

As an adjective anacoustic is

(physics) describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound.

atmosphere

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  • The air in a particular place.
  • *
  • *:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
  • The mood or feeling in a situation.
  • A unit of measurement for pressure (symbol: atm)

    • Synonyms

    * (mood) air, ambiance, feeling, mood

    Meronyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * atmospheric * atmospherics

    See also

    * ambiance, ambience * mood

    anacoustic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (physics) Describing the upper reaches of the atmosphere, and of space, in which the concentration of molecules is too small to support the propagation of sound

    • Anagrams

    *