Synonyms for troposphere
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : trop-uh-sfeer, troh-puh- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtrɒp əˌsfɪər, ˈtroʊ pə- |
Top 10 synonyms for troposphere Other synonyms for the word troposphere
Définition of troposphere
Origin :- 1914, from French troposphère, literally "sphere of change," coined by French meteorologist Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (1855-1913) from Greek tropos "a turn, change" (see trope) + sphaira "sphere" (see sphere).
- As in atmosphere : noun gases around the earth
- As in welkin : noun air
- As in air : noun gases forming the atmosphere
- Here, well above the troposphere, the air was thin and always clear.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- At last Ken leveled off in the troposphere, at an altitude of five miles.
- Extract from : « Fly By Night » by Arthur Dekker Savage
- In distinction from the stratosphere, the part of the atmosphere lying below it is called the troposphere.
- Extract from : « Meteorology » by Charles Fitzhugh Talman
- Below this level is the troposphere, the turbulent zone of clouds, rain, and fog.
- Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines
- Investigators have noted the importance of rain or snow in washing fallout particles from the air in the troposphere.
- Extract from : « Atoms, Nature, and Man » by Neal O. Hines
- The dense reaches of the troposphere—the weather belt where storms are born—dropped below them.
- Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
Antonyms for troposphere
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