stratosphere
/ˈstrætəsfɪə(r)/noun
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समताप मंडल
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noun
- 1
[sing.]
the layer of the earth's atmosphere between about 10 and 50 kilometres above the surface of the earth
समताप मंडल
- The ozone layer is found in the stratosphere.
- Jet aircraft sometimes fly in the lower stratosphere.
- 2
[sing.] informal
a very high level, for example of prices or of success
बहुत ऊँचा स्तर, शिखर
- Property prices in Mumbai have gone into the stratosphere.
- Her success took her into the stratosphere of the film world.
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stratospheric adjective
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General knowledge
The layers of the atmosphere from the ground upwards are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.
ज़मीन से ऊपर की ओर वायुमंडल की परतें troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere और exosphere हैं।
Most of the ozone layer, which absorbs harmful ultraviolet rays, lies in the stratosphere.
हानिकारक ultraviolet किरणों को सोखने वाली ozone परत का अधिकांश भाग stratosphere में होता है।