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Definitions for ionosphere
aɪˈɒn əˌsfɪəriono·spher·e

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ionospherenoun

    the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

GCIDE

  1. ionospherenoun

    the outer region of the earth's atmosphere, beyond which is the exosphere; it contains a high concentration of free electrons and ions, and extends from about 50 miles to about 250 miles above the earth's surface, but the height shows daily and seasonal variation, and the composition of the particles in the ionosphere is also affected by events such as solar flares.

Wiktionary

  1. ionospherenoun

    The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.

  2. ionospherenoun

    The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.

Wikipedia

  1. Ionosphere

    The ionosphere () is the ionized part of the upper atmosphere of Earth, from about 48 km (30 mi) to 965 km (600 mi) above sea level, a region that includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. The ionosphere is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important role in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere. It has practical importance because, among other functions, it influences radio propagation to distant places on Earth.

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  1. ionosphere

    The ionosphere is a region of the Earth's atmosphere, from about 60 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers in altitude, which is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important role in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner part of the magnetosphere. It has practical importance because, among other functions, it influences radio propagation to distant places on the Earth.

Wikidata

  1. Ionosphere

    The ionosphere is a region of the upper atmosphere, from about 85 km to 600 km altitude, and includes the thermosphere and parts of the mesosphere and exosphere. It is distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere. It has practical importance because, among other functions, it influences radio propagation to distant places on the Earth.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. ionosphere

    That part of the atmosphere, extending from about 70 to 500 kilometers, in which ions and free electrons exist in sufficient quantities to reflect electromagnetic waves.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ionosphere in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ionosphere in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of ionosphere in a Sentence

  1. Chris Scott:

    It is astonishing to see how the ripples caused by man-made explosions can affect the edge of space. Each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes, the sheer power involved has allowed us to quantify how events on the Earth’s surface can also affect the ionosphere.

  2. Chris Scott:

    The images of neighborhoods across Europe reduced to rubble due to wartime air raids are a lasting reminder of the destruction that can be caused by man-made explosions, but the impact of these bombs way up in the Earth's atmosphere has never been realized until now. It is astonishing to see how the ripples caused by man-made explosions can affect the edge of space. Each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes. The sheer power involved has allowed us to quantify how events on the Earth's surface can also affect the ionosphere.

  3. Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay:

    Radio telescopes on Earth can not see cosmic radio waves at about 33 feet( 10 meters) or longer because of our ionosphere, so there's a whole region of the universe that we simply can not see, but previous ideas of building a radio antenna on the Moon have been very resource intensive and complicated, so we were compelled to come up with something different.

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