Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    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 sentences
  1. We should do more to protect the ozone layer from further damage.

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  2. 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.

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  3. Today the ozone layer is thinning.

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  4. This chart illustrates the function of ozone layer.

    deDiese Grafik zeigt die Funktion einer Ozonschicht.

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  5. Without the ozone layer, we would be in danger.

    deOhne die Ozonschicht wären wir in Gefahr.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
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a region of the stratosphere:
Русский
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a region of the stratosphere:
Deutsch
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a region of the stratosphere:

Forms

plural: ozone layers
Singularozone layer
Pluralozone layers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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

Word family

1 related words

See also

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