Exoatmosphere
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Exoatmosphere is a noun meaning The region of space just outside the atmosphere proper; the outer atmosphere.
Meaning
The region of space just outside the atmosphere proper; the outer atmosphere.
More Meanings
- Abbreviation of exoplanetary atmosphere (“the atmosphere of an exoplanet”).
Example Sentences
2015; Michael D. Lemonick, "The Dawn of Distant Skies", Exoplanets: Worlds Without End, Scientific American, pmid:23821863; →ISBN Marcy, Mayor and their colleagues had seen only the gravitational effect the planets had on their parent star; to detect a biosignature, you would need to image an exoatmosphere directly.
2016; E. Aronson, P. Waldén; "Using near-infrared spectroscopy for characterization of transiting exoplanets", Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 578, DOI 10.1051/0004-6361/201424058; BIBCODE 2015A&A...578A.133A; arXiv: 1504.05223; The feasibility of exoatmosphere detection by transit observations has been demonstrated by several authors.
Word Forms
- exoatmospheres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include endoatmosphere, barosphere, subatmosphere, outside, outermost, substratosphere.
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