Meaning Of The Word Ionosphere

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ionosphere in American English
the outer part of the earth's atmosphere, beginning at an altitude of c. 55 km (c. 34 mi) and extending to the highest parts of the atmosphere: it contains several regions that consist of a series of constantly changing layers characterized by an apprecia
noun: the region of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the exosphere, consisting of several ionized layers and extending from about 50 to 250 mi. (80 to 400 km) above the surface of the earth

ionosphere in British English
noun: a region of the earth's atmosphere, extending from about 60 kilometres to 1000 km above the earth's surface, in which there is a high concentration of free electrons formed as a result of ionizing radiation entering the atmosphere from space

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