different between undercurrent vs atmosphere

English

Etymology

under- +? current.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nd?k??(?)nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??k???nt/
• Hyphenation: un?der?cur?rent

Noun

undercurrent (plural undercurrents)

1. A current of water which flows under the surface, and often in a different direction from surface currents.
2. (figuratively) A tendency of feeling or opinion that is concealed rather than exposed.

   Synonyms: subcurrent, subtext

Translations

See also

• undertow

Verb

undercurrent (third-person singular simple present undercurrents, present participle undercurrenting, simple past and past participle undercurrented)

1. (transitive, also figuratively) To flow under some surface.

Further reading

• undercurrent (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• atmosphære (archaic)

Etymology

From French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera, from Ancient Greek ????? (atmós, “steam”) + Ancient Greek ?????? (sphaîra, “sphere”); corresponding to atmo- +? -sphere.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æt.m?s?f??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ætm?s?f??/

Noun

atmosphere (countable and uncountable, plural atmospheres)

1. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.

   Coordinate terms: hydrosphere, biosphere

   Meronyms: see Thesaurus:atmosphere

2. 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; […].

3. (figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.

   Synonyms: air, ambiance, feeling, mood

4. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
5. (television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.

Related terms

• atmospheric
• atmospherics

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• ambiance, ambience
• mood