Stratosphere

Definitions

1. The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
2. Collectively, those layers of the Earth’s crust which primarily comprise stratified deposits.
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Equivalents

22 more languages

العربيةستراتوسفيرطبقة الغلاف الجوي العلياعنان

Bosanskistratosferaстратосфера

Catalàestratosfera

Češtinastratosféra

Danskstratosfære

Ελληνικάστρατόσφαιρα

Eestistratosfäär

Suomistratosfääriyläilmakehä

Galegoestratosfera

Hrvatskistratosferaстратосфера

Bahasa Indonesiastratosfer

Italianostratosfera

日本語成層圏

ქართულისტრატოსფერო

한국어성층권

Nederlandsstratosfeer

Polskistratosfera

Portuguêsestratosfera

Русскийстратосфера

Српскиstratosferaстратосфера

Svenskastratosfär

Türkçestratosfer

Examples

“Variation in height of the stratosphere (isothermal layer).”

“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.”

“The technique would involve⟳ spraying large amounts of sulfate particles into the Earth’s lower stratosphere at altitudes as high as 12 miles. The scientists propose⟳ delivering the sulfates with specially designed high-altitude aircraft, balloons or large naval-style guns.”

“Even if you’ve run⟳ an ironclad household budget and managed your retirement accounts on your own⟳, you’re about to be at a level of wealth in a different stratosphere. It’s time to hire⟳ professionals.”

“So great is the part played by stratified deposits in the structure⟳ of the earth’s crust that we might be tempted to speak⟳ of the stratosphere of the earth in contradistinction to the scoriosphere of the moon.”

“The stratosphere, or younger sedimentary envelope has been formed almost entirely at the expense of the Sal envelope.”

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