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lower mantle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
low-er -man-tle
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the Earth's mantle from 660 to 2890 km (410 to 1800 miles) below Earth's surface, between the transition zone and the outer core; it occupies about 56% of the total volume of the Earth.

noun

Any similar layer in an exoplanet.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

lower mantles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

upper mantle outer mantle

Synonyms

inner mantle mesosphere

Questions

What does lower mantle mean?
The part of the Earth's mantle from 660 to 2890 km (410 to 1800 miles) below Earth's surface, between the transition zone and the outer core; it occupies about 56% of the total volume of the Earth.

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