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Noun Atmosphere Mesosphere Part Earth's Stratosphere Altitude Adjective

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
me·so·sphere
 \\-ˌsfir\\ noun
 DATE  1950
: the part of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere in which temperature decreases with altitude to the atmosphere's absolute minimum
• me·so·spher·ic 
 \\ˌme-zə-ˈsfir-ik, ˌmē-, -sə-, -ˈsfer-\\ adjective
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
mesosphere
meso·sphere 5mezEsfiE(r)5mi:z-NAmE -sfir / noun[usually sing.]
   the part of the earth's atmosphere which is between 50 and 80 kilometres from the ground, between the 
stratosphere
 and the 
thermosphere
 
   (大气层的)中间层
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
meso·sphere
\ˈme]zō, ˈmē], ]sō+ˌ-\ noun
Etymology: mes- + -sphere
: a layer of the atmosphere extending from the top of the stratosphere to an altitude of about 55 miles
• mesospheric adjective

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