ionosphere
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers and…The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
» Solar radiation is what ionizes the ionosphere.
Meaning
2 sensesThe part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
Ionosphäre
ионосфе́раionosféra
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
Examples
2 sentencesSolar radiation is what ionizes the ionosphere.
The five-minute trip will be to study a global electrical current called the dynamo that sweeps through the ionosphere.
Translations
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Origin
From iono- + -sphere.From iono- + -sphere.
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Forms
plural: ionospheres| Singular | ionosphere |
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