mesosphere
/ˈmɛzoʊsfɪɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
noun
The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.
Example Sentences
- "The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛzoʊsfɪɚ/
- British English: /ˈmɛsəʊsfɪə/