Mesosphere
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mesosphere is a noun meaning (meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
Meaning
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
More Meanings
- (geology) The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.
Example Sentences
The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.
Word Forms
- mesospheres
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mesopause, mantle, mesozone, methanosphere, mistbelt, mesocline.
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