Ozone layer

noun

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounA region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

Synonyms

ozone shield ozonosphere ionosphere exosphere homosphere tropopause stratopause zona ionopause ignorosphere surface boundary layer troposphere

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