barysphere

American

[bar-i-sfeer] / ˈbær ɪˌsfɪər /

noun

centrosphere.

barysphere British

/ ˈbærɪˌsfɪə /

noun

a former name for core

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Etymology

Origin of barysphere

1900–05; < Greek barýs heavy + -sphere ( def. )

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Geologists see the world as a series of layers: the metallic barysphere at the center, the rocky lithosphere, the water hydrosphere, the atmosphere.

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