Meanings
nounozone hole (plural ozone holes)
plural ozone holes
- A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica (and a smaller one over the Arctic) that is depleted of ozone in the local spring.
Callis says that the ozone hole now developing over the Antarctic is as deep as last year's hole, but seems to cover a smaller area.
1986 November 6, “Air chemists braced for battle over ozone hole”, in New Scientist, page 221 more example
When [Richard] Stolarski double-checked, he found that the depleted region covered all of Antarctica—and the “ozone hole” was born. It wasn't an instrument error. It was a real phenomenon.
2010, Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, chapter 4, in Merchants of Doubt
Translations
Czech ozonová díra
- ozonová díraregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Danish ozonhul
- ozonhulregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Dutch gat in de ozonlaag, ozongat
- gat in de ozonlaagregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
- ozongatregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Finnish otsonireikä, otsoniaukko
- otsonireikäregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
- otsoniaukkoregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
French trou dans la couche d'ozone
- trou dans la couche d'ozoneregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
German Ozonloch
- Ozonlochregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Greek τρύπα του όζοντος
- τρύπα του όζοντος (trýpa tou ózontos)region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Hungarian ózonlyuk
- ózonlyukregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Icelandic ósongat
- ósongatregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Italian buco dell'ozono
- buco dell'ozonoregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Polish dziura ozonowa
- dziura ozonowaregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Russian озоновая дыра
- озоновая дыра (ozonovaja dyra)region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Spanish agujero de ozono
- agujero de ozonoregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Swedish ozonhål
- ozonhålregion of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Ukrainian озонова діра
- озонова діра (ozonova dira)region of the stratosphere over Antarctica that is depleted of ozone in the local spring
Cite this entry
APA
ozone hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozone%20hole
MLA
“ozone hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozone%20hole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ozone hole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozone%20hole.
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