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strat·o·sphere
 stratosphere
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- pronunciation:
- strae
t
sfir
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a layer of the upper atmosphere that extends from about six to about thirty miles above the earth's surface and has a relatively constant temperature.
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| definition 2: |
the highest degree or level, or the greatest amount, as on some scale.
The cost of housing has gone into the stratosphere. |
| related words: |
air |
adjective + (n.)stratosphere
arctic, cool, low, upper
verb + (n.)stratosphere
ascend, blast, climb, collect, cool, cruise, destroy, enter, float, fly, hit, inject, launch, protect, reach, rise, soar
(n.)stratosphere
+ verb
absorb, cause, heat, produce
noun + (n.)stratosphere
aerosol,
aircraft,
atmosphere,
atom,
career,
chemical,
chlorine,
depletion,
destruction,
dust,
estate,
instrument,
layer,
middle,
mile,
molecule,
ozone,
particle,
planet,
price,
rating,
region,
salary,
stock,
troposphere,
vapor
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| derivations: |
stratospheric (adj.), stratospherical (adj.) |
The word stratosphere
contains the following part:
spher, -sphere
Greek
root
that means ball
  Example words:
atmosphere, atmospherics, bathysphere, biosphere, celestial sphere, chromosphere, exosphere, hemisphere, hydrosphere, ionosphere, lithosphere, magnetosphere, mesosphere, ozonosphere, photosphere, planisphere, spheroid, stratosphere, thermosphere
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