ozone layer

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ozone layer

  • /ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə/ UK
  • /-ˌleɪə/ UK
  • /ˈoʊzoʊn ˌleɪəɹ/ US

noun ozone layers

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

    Similar: ozone shield, ozonosphere

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noun a region of the stratosphere

Españolcapa de ozono
한국어오존층 ojoncheung
日本語オゾン層 ozon-sō
中文臭氧層 /臭氧层 chòuyǎngcéng
Portuguêscamada de ozônio, camada de ozono, camada de ozónio
Françaiscouche d'ozone, ozone
DeutschOzonschicht, Ozonosphäre
Italianoozonosfera
Ελληνικάστρώμα του όζοντος stróma tou ózontos, οζονόσφαιρα ozonósfaira
Русскийозо́новый слой ozónovyj sloj
Tiếng Việttầng ôzôn
العربيةطَبَقَة اَلْأُوزُون ṭabaqat al-ʔūzūn

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@misc{ozone_layer_2026,
  title = {ozone layer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ozone%20layer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}