ozone layer
A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a…A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
» We should do more to protect the ozone layer from further damage.
Meaning
1 sensesA region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
Ozonschicht, Ozonosphäre
озо́новый слойozónovyj sloj
озо́новий шарozónovyj šar
a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Examples
14 sentencesWe should do more to protect the ozone layer from further damage.
The ozone layer helps protect us from ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
ruОзоновый слой помогает защитить нас от ультрафиолетового излучения Солнца.
deDie Ozonschicht hilft dabei, uns vor der UV-Strahlung der Sonne zu schützen.
Today the ozone layer is thinning.
This chart illustrates the function of ozone layer.
deDiese Grafik zeigt die Funktion einer Ozonschicht.
Without the ozone layer, we would be in danger.
deOhne die Ozonschicht wären wir in Gefahr.
Translations
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Forms
plural: ozone layers| Singular | ozone layer |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun:ozonosphere