Meaning Of The Word Stratosphere

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What's The Definition Of Stratosphere?

stratosphere
singular noun: If you say that someone or something climbs or is sent into the stratosphere, you mean that they reach a very high level.
singular noun: The stratosphere is the layer of the earth's atmosphere which lies between 10 and 50 kilometres above the earth.

stratosphere in American English
the atmospheric zone or shell located above the tropopause at an altitude of c. 20 to 50 km (c. 12 to 31 mi) and characterized by an increase in temperature with increasing altitude
noun: the region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to about 30 miles (50 km) above the earth, characterized by little vertical change in temperature

stratosphere in British English
noun: the atmospheric layer lying between the troposphere and the mesosphere, in which temperature generally increases with height

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