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mesosphere

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛsəʊsfɪə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmiː-/
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  • General-American: /ˈmɛzoʊsfɪɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: layer

History

Etymology

From meso- + -sphere.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中間層 /中间层 (zhōngjiāncéng) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Czech: mezosféra — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Dutch: mesosfeer — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Esperanto: mezosfero — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Finnish: mesosfääri — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • French: mésosphère — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Galician: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Georgian: მეზოსფერო (mezospero) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • German: Mesosphäre — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Greek: μεσόσφαιρα (mesósfaira) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Icelandic: miðhvolf — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Italian: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Japanese: 中間圏 (chūkanken) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Korean: 중간권 (junggan'gwon) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Malay: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Polish: mezosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Portuguese: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Russian: мезосфе́ра (mezosféra) — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Spanish: mesosfera — layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Swedish: mesosfär — layer of the Earth's atmosphere