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ecosphere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
eco-sphere
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.

noun

The biosphere.

noun

A self-sustaining (usually aquatic) ecosystem housed in a small glass container.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English ecosphere From eco- + -sphere.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ecospheres (plural)

Derived Forms

ecospheric

Questions

What does ecosphere mean?
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.
Where does ecosphere come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek ϝοῖκος (woîkos) Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor. Latin sphaera Late Latin sphērader. Old French spherebor. Middle English spere English sphere English -sphere English ecosphere From eco- + -sphere.

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