substratosphere
[ suhb-strat-uh-sfeer ]
/ sʌbˈstræt əˌsfɪər /
noun (not used technically)
the upper troposphere.
Nearby words
substitution transfusion, substitutive, substitutivity, substract, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume
Origin of substratosphere
Related formssub·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