Meanings
plural ozonospheres
- A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.
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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.
2008, Kshudiram Saha, The Earth's Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 102
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishozone
- Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
- Latinsphaera
- Late Latinsphēra
- Old Frenchsphere
- Middle Englishspere
- Englishsphere
- Englishozonosphere
Translations
Catalan ozonosfera
- ozonosferapart of the stratosphere
Czech ozonosféra
- ozonosférapart of the stratosphere
German Ozonosphäre
- Ozonosphärepart of the stratosphere
Greek οζονόσφαιρα, οζοντόσφαιρα
- οζονόσφαιρα (ozonósfaira)part of the stratosphere
- οζοντόσφαιρα (ozontósfaira)part of the stratosphere
Indonesian ozonosfer
- ozonosferpart of the stratosphere
Italian ozonosfera
- ozonosferapart of the stratosphere
Malay ozonosfera
- ozonosferapart of the stratosphere
Polish ozonosfera
- ozonosferapart of the stratosphere
Russian озоносфе́ра
- озоносфе́ра (ozonosféra)part of the stratosphere
Ukrainian озоносфе́ра
- озоносфе́ра (ozonosféra)part of the stratosphere
Cite this entry
ozonosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere
“ozonosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ozonosphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere.
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