mesosphere en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmiː-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈmɛsəʊsfɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmɛzoʊsfɪɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From meso- + -sphere.
Meanings
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The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
2008, Kshudiram Saha, The Earth's Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 102:
- The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mesospheres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (21)
sv mesosfär (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · it mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ko 중간권 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cmn 中間層 /中间层 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · pt mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ru мезосфе́ра (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · es mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · gl mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ca mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · fr mésosphère (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ka მეზოსფერო (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ja 中間圏 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ms mesosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · pl mezosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · el μεσόσφαιρα (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · nl mesosfeer (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · de Mesosphäre (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · is miðhvolf (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cs mezosféra (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · fi mesosfääri (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · eo mezosfero (layer of the Earth's atmosphere)