exosphere
The uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphereThe uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere
» The exosphere is the outermost layer of our atmosphere.
Meaning
2 sensesThe uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere
Exosphäre
экзосфе́раekzosféra
екзосфераekzosfera
the outermost atmospheric layer
An extremely thin atmosphere, as on Saturn's moon Dione
"Scientists weren't even sure Dione would be big enough to hang on to an exosphere" ('Cassini Detects Hint of Fresh Air at Dione', , JPL, Mar. 02, 2012)
Examples
3 sentencesThe exosphere is the outermost layer of our atmosphere.
The thermosphere is located above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.
Air atoms and molecules are constantly escaping to space from the exosphere.
deEs entweichen beständig Atome und Moleküle der Luft aus der Exosphäre in den Weltraum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From exo- + -sphere.From exo- + -sphere.
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Forms
plural: exospheres| Singular | exosphere |
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