Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stratosphere
Stratosphere
stratosphere
n. a layer of atmospheric air above the troposphere extending to about 50 km above the earth's surface, in which the lower part changes little in temperature and the upper part increases in temperature with height (cf. IONOSPHERE). Derivatives stratospheric adj. Etymology: STRATUM + SPHERE after atmosphere
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noun Etymology: French stratosphère, from New Latin stratum + -o+ French sphère sphere, from Latin sphaera Date: 1909 the part of the earth's atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32° F (0° C) and clouds rarely form, a very high or the highest region on or as if on a graded scale , stratospheric adjective stratospherically adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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