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Atmosphere vs Hygrometry - What's the difference?

atmosphere | hygrometry |

As nouns the difference between atmosphere and hygrometry

is that atmosphere is the gases surrounding the earth or any astronomical body while hygrometry is the measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere.

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

    hygrometry

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere

    • Related terms

    * hygrometer