near space
The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit and the Kármán lineA region of the Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere or exosphere which is near outer space: The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit (above which atmospheric pressure is sufficiently low that water boils at the normal temperature of the human body) and the Kármán line (one boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space); the region of the atmosphere near space.
» In the near future, space travel will no longer be just a dream.
In naher Zukunft werden Weltraumreisen nicht mehr nur ein Traum sein.
В близком будущем космическое путешествие больше не будет всего лишь мечтой.
В недалёком будущем космические путешествия будут уже не просто мечтой.
Meaning
3 sensesA region of the Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere or exosphere which is near outer space:
(uncountable)The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit (above which atmospheric pressure is sufficiently low that water boils at the normal temperature of the human body) and the Kármán line (one boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space); the region of the atmosphere near space.
(uncountable)The mesosphere and lower thermosphere.
(uncountable)The region of the exosphere between the lower bound of space and the lower bound of orbit; the region of space near the Earth.
Examples
2 sentencesIn the near future, space travel will no longer be just a dream.
ruВ близком будущем космическое путешествие больше не будет всего лишь мечтой. — Hellerick
deIn naher Zukunft werden Weltraumreisen nicht mehr nur ein Traum sein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In the near vacuum of space, there is no air or ambient temperature, since there is no air.
Origin
From near + space.From near + space.
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Synonyms
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