Phrase guide

ozone layer

noun · 2 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: /ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-ˌleɪə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈoʊzoʊn ˌleɪəɹ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ozone shield, ozonosphere

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ozonosphere

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: layer

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَبَقَة اَلْأُوزُون (ṭabaqat al-ʔūzūn) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Catalan: capa d'ozó — a region of the stratosphere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臭氧層 /臭氧层 (chòuyǎngcéng) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Czech: ozonová vrstva — a region of the stratosphere
  • Danish: ozonlag — a region of the stratosphere
  • Dutch: ozonlaag — a region of the stratosphere
  • Finnish: otsonikerros — a region of the stratosphere
  • French: couche d'ozone — a region of the stratosphere
  • French: ozone — a region of the stratosphere
  • Galician: capa de ozono — a region of the stratosphere
  • Georgian: ოზონის შრე (ozonis šre) — a region of the stratosphere
  • German: Ozonschicht — a region of the stratosphere
  • German: Ozonosphäre — a region of the stratosphere
  • Greek: στρώμα του όζοντος (stróma tou ózontos) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Greek: οζονόσφαιρα (ozonósfaira) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Hungarian: ózonréteg — a region of the stratosphere
  • Icelandic: ósonlagið — a region of the stratosphere
  • Italian: ozonosfera — a region of the stratosphere
  • Japanese: オゾン層 (ozon-sō) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Korean: 오존층 (ojoncheung) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Malay: lapisan ozon — a region of the stratosphere
  • Mongolian: озоны давхарга (ozony davxarga) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Mongolian: ᠣᠽᠣᠨ ᠦ ᠳᠠᠪᠬᠤᠷᠭ᠎ᠠ (ozon-ü dabqurɣ-a) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ozonlag — a region of the stratosphere
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ozonlag — a region of the stratosphere
  • Persian: لایهٔ اوزون (lâye-ye ozon) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Polish: ozonosfera — a region of the stratosphere
  • Polish: warstwa ozonowa — a region of the stratosphere
  • Portuguese: camada de ozônio — a region of the stratosphere
  • Portuguese: camada de ozono — a region of the stratosphere
  • Portuguese: camada de ozónio — a region of the stratosphere
  • Russian: озо́новый слой (ozónovyj sloj) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Spanish: capa de ozono — a region of the stratosphere
  • Swedish: ozonlager — a region of the stratosphere
  • Ukrainian: озо́новий шар (ozónovyj šar) — a region of the stratosphere
  • Vietnamese: tầng ôzôn — a region of the stratosphere