troposphere

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troposphere

  • /ˈtɹɒpəsfɪə/ UK
  • /ˈtɹoʊpəsfɪɚ/ US
  • /ˈtɹɑ-/ US

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Borrowed from French troposphère. Equivalent to tropo- + -sphere.

noun tropospheres

  1. The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.

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noun lower levels of the atmosphere

Españoltroposfera, tropósfera
한국어대류권 daeryugwon
日本語対流圏 tairyūken
中文對流層 /对流层 duìliúcéng
हिन्दीक्षोभमंडल kṣobhmaṇḍal
Kiswahilitabakatropo
Portuguêstroposfera
Françaistroposphère
DeutschTroposphäre
Italianotroposfera
Românătroposferă
Русскийтропосфе́ра troposféra
Tiếng Việttầng đối lưu

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"troposphere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/troposphere. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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troposphere. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/troposphere

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"troposphere." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/troposphere.

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@misc{troposphere_2026,
  title = {troposphere},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/troposphere},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}