Meanings
nounecosphere (plural ecospheres)
plural ecospheres
- The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.
- The biosphere.
- informalA self-sustaining (usually aquatic) ecosystem housed in a small glass container.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
- Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
- Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Latinoeco-
- Frenchéco-
- Englisheco-
- Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
- Latinsphaera
- Late Latinsphēra
- Old Frenchsphere
- Middle Englishspere
- Englishsphere
- Englishecosphere
Translations
Catalan ecosfera
- ecosferaportion of the atmosphere
French écosphère
- écosphèreportion of the atmosphere
Italian ecosfera
- ecosferaportion of the atmosphere
Russian экосфе́ра
- экосфе́ра (ekosféra)biosphere — see also biosphere
Swedish ekosfär
- ekosfärportion of the atmosphere
Ukrainian екосфе́ра
- екосфе́ра (ekosféra)biosphere — see also biosphere
Cite this entry
APA
ecosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecosphere
MLA
“ecosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecosphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecosphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecosphere.
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