lithosphere
/ˈlɪθəsfɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लिथस्फ़िअर
स्थलमंडल, लिथोस्फ़ीयर
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noun
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[sing.] technical
the hard outer layer of the earth, made up of the crust and the top part of the mantle
स्थलमंडल, लिथोस्फ़ीयर
- The lithosphere is broken into large tectonic plates.
- Earthquakes occur when plates in the lithosphere move suddenly.
⌂Word origin and word building
From Greek lithos, meaning 'stone'.
यह Greek शब्द lithos से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'पत्थर' है।
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General knowledge
The four spheres of the earth are the lithosphere (land), the hydrosphere (water), the atmosphere (air) and the biosphere (living things).
पृथ्वी के चार मंडल हैं: lithosphere (स्थल), hydrosphere (जल), atmosphere (वायु) और biosphere (जीव-जगत)।