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thermosphere en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈθɝməsfɪɚ/ (General-American)
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• /ˈθɜːməsfɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English thermosphere From thermo- + -sphere.

Meanings

1. The layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

thermospheric

Translations (52)

he תרמוספירה (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · sh termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · vi tầng nhiệt (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · eu termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · tk termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · no termosfæren (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · lv termosfēra (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · id termosfer (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · kmr germasipêr (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · sv termosfär (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ms termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ja 熱圏 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · uk термосфе́ра (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · da termosfære (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · gl termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ar ثِيرْمُوسْفِير (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · bg термосфе́ра (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ru термосфе́ра (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · fr thermosphère (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · tl initbulog (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · tr termosfer (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · et termosfäär (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · fa ترموسفر (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · sk termosféra (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ky термосфера (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cmn 熱成層 /热成层 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ca termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · de Thermosphäre (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · lt termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · sh термосфера (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · is hitahvolf (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · pl termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cmn 增溫層 /增温层 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ro termosferă (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · be тэрмасфе́ра (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cs termosféra (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · fi termosfääri (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · th เทอร์โมสเฟียร์ (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · hu termoszféra (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · kaa termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ga teirmeasféar (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · pt termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · kk термосфера (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · it termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · es termosfera (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ka თერმოსფერო (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · az termosfer (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · ko 열권 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · cmn 熱氣層 /热气层 (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · hy ջերմոլորտ (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · nl thermosfeer (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) · el θερμόσφαιρα (layer of the Earth's atmosphere)