Definitions for ozonosphereoʊˈzoʊ nəˌsfɪər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•zon•o•sphereoʊˈzoʊ nəˌsfɪər(n.)

  1. Category: Meteorology

    Ref: ozone layer.

Origin of ozonosphere:

1930–35

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ozone layer, ozonosphere(noun)

    a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Wiktionary

  1. ozonosphere(Noun)

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


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