stratosphere

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

stratosphère

atmosphère

troposphère

haute atmosphère

atmosphère supérieure

couches supérieures de l’atmosphère

Synonymes

atmosphere

heaven

outer space

troposphere

upper air

upper atmosphere

air

high atmosphere

isothermal layer

Traductions

stratosfera

estratosfera

Stratosphäre

estratosfera

στρατόσφαιρα

estratosfera

stratosfer

stratosfeer

estratósfera

atmosfera

stratósfera

سْتْرَاتُوسْفِير

الغلاف الزمهريري؛ الستراتوسفير

Troposphäre

Étymologie (Anglais)

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