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
Example sentences :
  • 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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