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OZONOSPHERE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ozonosphere mean?
• OZONOSPHERE (noun)
The noun OZONOSPHERE has 1 sense:
1. a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Familiarity information: OZONOSPHERE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
ozone layer; ozonosphere
Hypernyms ("ozonosphere" is a kind of...):
layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
Meronyms (parts of "ozonosphere"):
ozone hole (an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone)
Holonyms ("ozonosphere" is a part of...):
stratosphere (the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere)
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