The difference between Air and Atmosphere

When used as nouns, air means understood as one of the four elements of the ancient greeks and romans, whereas atmosphere means the gases surrounding the or any body.

Air is also verb with the meaning: to bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

check bellow for the other definitions of Air and Atmosphere

  1. Air as a noun (uncountable, meteorology):

    The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly: understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health. understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    Examples:

    "I'm going outside to get some air."

    "There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm."

  2. Air as a noun (usually, with the):

    The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.

    Examples:

    "The flock of birds took to the air."

  3. Air as a noun:

    A breeze; a gentle wind.

  4. Air as a noun:

    A feeling or sense.

    Examples:

    "to give it an air of artistry and [[sophistication]]"

  5. Air as a noun:

    A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.

  6. Air as a noun (usually plural):

    Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

    Examples:

    "putting on airs'"

  7. Air as a noun (music):

    A song, especially a solo; an aria.

  8. Air as a noun (informal):

    Nothing; absence of anything.

  9. Air as a noun:

    An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.

    Examples:

    "Could you turn on the air?"

    "Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?"

  10. Air as a noun (obsolete, chemistry):

    Any specific gas.

  11. Air as a noun (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports):

    A jump in which one becomes airborne.

  12. Air as a noun:

    A television or radio signal.

  1. Air as a verb:

    To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

  2. Air as a verb:

    To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.

    Examples:

    "It's getting quite [[stuffy]] in this room: let's open the windows and air it."

  3. Air as a verb:

    To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.

  4. Air as a verb (transitive):

    To broadcast (a television show etc.).

  5. Air as a verb (intransitive):

    To be broadcast.

    Examples:

    "This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today."

  6. Air as a verb (British, MLE, slang):

    To ignore.

  1. Atmosphere as a noun:

    The gases surrounding the or any body.

  2. Atmosphere as a noun:

    The in a place.

  3. Atmosphere as a noun:

    The apparent felt in an .

  4. Atmosphere as a noun:

    A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: )

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