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the radio-reflective ionospheric layer of maximum electron density, normally found at an altitude between 60 and 75 miles (100 and 120 km).

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Also called Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer.

Origin of E layer

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby E layer

elaterin, elaterite, elaterium, elation, elative, E layer, Elazig, Elba, Elbasan, Elbe, Elberfeld

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It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
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"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.
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British Dictionary definitions for E layer

E layer

noun

another name for E region

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Scientific definitions for E layer

E layer

See E region.

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