stratosphere
noun
environmentspecializeduk/ˈstræt.ə.sfɪər/us/ˈstræt̬.ə.sfɪr/[C]
alayerin theupperatmosphereof aplanetwhere thetemperatureincreaseswithheight:
Most otherplanetsinoursolarsystemhave stratospheres.
For the firsttime, an exoplanet 880 light-years away wasfoundto have a stratosphere.
the stratosphere
[S]
thelayerofgasessurroundingtheearthat aheightof between 15 and 50kilometresthat is notaffectedby theweatherand in which thetemperatureincreaseswithheight:
Theashcloudrose35km into the stratosphere.
During the 1980s, theamountofozonein the stratosphere aboveEuropedecreasedby about eightpercent.
See also
asthenosphere
theatmosphere
biosphere
exosphere
hydrosphere
ionosphere
lithosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
[S]informal
anextremelyhighlevel:
Propertypriceshave goneintothe stratosphere.
Speakingengagementsare asidelinethat couldpropelherearningsintothe stratosphere .
We haveseenoilpricesclimbfrom thelowerto thehigherstratosphere .
[C]informal
anextremelyhighlevelofsuccess:
Thedealpropelledhisbusinesscareerintothe stratosphere .
Thesuccessof therescueoperationliftedthepresidentto thepoliticalstratosphere .
The Earth & outer space - general words
- ablate
- aeolian
- alluvium
- anti-gravity
- atmosphere
- auroral
- biosphere
- geo-
- geophysicist
- globe
- lithosphere
- lithospheric
- mesosphere
- mesospheric
- microgravity
- the Big Bang
- the big bang theory
- the firmament
- underground
- universe
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