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Heaviside layer

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noun
  1. E layer.
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Origin of Heaviside layer

First recorded in 1910–15; named after O. Heaviside
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Heaviside layer

noun
  1. the E region of the ionosphereSee E region
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Heaviside layer

[hĕv′ē-sīd′]
  1. See E region.
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