ozonosphere

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noun

A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounozonosphere (plural ozonospheres)

plural ozonospheres

  1. A layer in part of the stratosphere that has a larger than normal concentration of ozone; the ozone layer.
    1 more example

    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

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Origin

  1. Englishozone
  2. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  3. Latinsphaera
  4. Late Latinsphēra
  5. Old Frenchsphere
  6. Middle Englishspere
  7. Englishsphere
  8. Englishozonosphere

From ozone + -o- + -sphere.

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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
APA

ozonosphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere

MLA

“ozonosphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ozonosphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ozonosphere.

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