lithosphere

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lithosphere

noun lithospheres

  1. The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates. Holonyms: Earth, earth
  2. Any similar layer of an exoplanet. Holonym: planet

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noun the outer layer of the Earth

Españollitósfera
日本語岩石圏 gansekiken
中文岩石圈 yánshíquān
हिन्दीस्थलमंडल sthalmaṇḍal
Portuguêslitosfera
Françaislithosphère
DeutschLithosphäre, Gesteinsmantel
Italianolitosfera, crosta terrestre
Ελληνικάλιθόσφαιρα lithósfaira
Românălitosferă
Русскийлитосфе́ра litosféra
Tiếng Việtthạch quyển

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@misc{lithosphere_2026,
  title = {lithosphere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lithosphere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}