stratosphere

Significat (Anglès)

1. The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
2. (obsolete) Collectively, those layers of the Earth’s crust which primarily comprise stratified deposits.

Conceptes

estratosfera

estratofera

Sinònims

atmosphere

heaven

outer space

troposphere

upper air

upper atmosphere

air

high atmosphere

isothermal layer

Traduccions

stratosphère

stratosfera

estratosfera

Stratosphäre

estratosfera

στρατόσφαιρα

stratosfer

stratosfeer

estratósfera

Atmosphäre

atmosphère

troposphère

haute atmosphère

سْتْرَاتُوسْفِير

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French stratosphère, a word coined by its discoverer, meteorologist Léon Teisserenc de Bort. From strato- + -sphere.