substratosphere

[ suhb-strat-uh-sfeer ]

/ sʌbˈstræt əˌsfɪər /

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noun (not used technically)

the upper troposphere.

RELATED WORDS

pressure, air, envelope, sky, troposphere, heavens

Nearby words

substitution therapy, substitution transfusion, substitutive, substitutivity, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume

Origin of substratosphere

First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + stratosphere

Related forms

sub·strat·o·spher·ic

[suhb-strat-uh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-] /ˌsʌb stræt əˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for substratosphere

It hadn't looked so big from the substratosphere in Alexander's ship, but down here close to the ground it was enormous.
The Lani People|J. F. Bone