stratosphere
The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the…The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
» Lukas neared the stratosphere of the planet.
Meaning
2 sensesThe region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
Stratosphäre
стратосфе́раstratosféra
стратосфе́раstratosféra
(obsolete)Collectively, those layers of the Earth’s crust which primarily comprise stratified deposits.
- the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
Examples
4 sentencesLukas neared the stratosphere of the planet.
The ozone in the stratosphere absorbs ultraviolet radiation.
deDas Ozon in der Stratosphäre absorbiert UV-Strahlung.
Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs some of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
deDas Ozon in der Stratosphäre absorbiert einen Teil der schädlichen UV-Strahlung der Sonne.
Yanni told Skura that he couldn't see her anymore and this sent her into the stratosphere.
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Origin
From French stratosphère, a word coined by its discoverer, meteorologist Léon Teisserenc dFrom French stratosphère, a word coined by its discoverer, meteorologist Léon Teisserenc de Bort. From strato- + -sphere.
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Forms
plural: stratospheres| Singular | stratosphere |
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