aerosphere

[ air-uh-sfeer ]

/ ˈɛər əˌsfɪər /

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noun Aeronautics.(not in technical use)

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Origin of aerosphere

First recorded in 1910–15; aero- + -sphere

Words nearby aerosphere

aerosol bomb, aerosol generator, aerosolize, aerospace, aerospace engineering, aerosphere, aerostat, aerostatic, aerostatics, aerostation, aerostructure

British Dictionary definitions for aerosphere

aerosphere

/ (ˈɛərəˌsfɪə) /

noun

archaic the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth

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