lithosphere
The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve…The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates.
» Tectonic plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
Тектонические плиты – это составные части литосферы.
Meaning
2 sensesThe rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates.
Holonyms: Earth, earth
Meronym: crust
Lithosphäre, Gesteinsmantel
литосфе́раlitosféra
літосфераlitosfera
Any similar layer of an exoplanet.
Holonym: planet
Meronym: crust
- the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
Examples
2 sentencesTectonic plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
ruТектонические плиты – это составные части литосферы. — marafon
The earth's crust can also be called the lithosphere.
Translations
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Origin
From litho- + -sphere.From litho- + -sphere.
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Forms
plural: lithospheres| Singular | lithosphere |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle:geosphere