Mesosphere Definition

mĕzə-sfîr, mĕs-
noun
The atmospheric zone or shell located above the stratopause at an altitude of c. 55 to 80 km (c. 34 to 50 miles) and characterized by a decrease in temperature with increasing altitude.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mesosphere

Noun

Singular:
mesosphere
Plural:
mesospheres

Origin of Mesosphere

  • meso- +"Ž -sphere

    From Wiktionary

Mesosphere Sentence Examples

  • That is why the summer polar mesosphere is the coldest place on earth despite also being the sunniest.

  • Gravity waves seem practically certain to be important for several aspects of this picture, beyond their widely accepted role in the summer mesosphere.

  • The main sink route of SF 5 CF 3 from the earth's atmosphere is low-energy electron attachment in the mesosphere.

  • Recent observational evidence indicates a systematic reduction in gravity wave fluxes in the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere from solar minimum to solar maximum.

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