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Impression vs Atmosphere - What's the difference?

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Impression is a related term of atmosphere.


As nouns the difference between impression and atmosphere

is that impression is the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another while atmosphere is atmosphere.

impression

Noun

(en noun)
  • The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
  • The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
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  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}
  • A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
  • An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
  • An outward appearance.
  • (advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad. is shown once.
  • (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
  • (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    atmosphere

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
  • The air in a particular place.
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  • *: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

    See also

    * ambiance, ambience * mood