substratosphere
[ suhb-strat-uh-sfeer ]
/ sʌbˈstræt əˌsfɪər /
noun (not used technically)
the upper troposphere.
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Origin of substratosphere
First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + stratosphere
OTHER WORDS FROM substratosphere
sub·strat·o·spher·ic [suhb-strat-uh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-] /ˌsʌb stræt əˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjectiveWords nearby substratosphere
substitution therapy, substitution transfusion, substitutive, substitutivity, substrate, substratosphere, substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume
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Example sentences 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