air vs atmosphere

air

noun
  • The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere 

  • understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases. 

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

  • understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health. 

  • A song, especially a solo; an aria. 

  • A jump in which one becomes airborne. 

  • A feeling or sense. 

  • A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality. 

  • Nothing; absence of anything. 

  • Publicity. 

  • A breeze; a gentle wind. 

  • A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general. 

  • An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. 

  • understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. 

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

verb
  • To be broadcast. 

  • To broadcast (a television show etc.). 

  • To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic. 

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

  • To ignore (a person). 

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

atmosphere

noun
  • The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. 

  • Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines. 

  • The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment. 

  • The apparent mood felt in an environment. 

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

  • The air in a particular place. 

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