strat|o|sphere

strat|o|sphere
strat|o|sphere «STRAT uh sfihr, STRAY tuh-», noun.
1. the region of the atmosphere between the troposphere and mesosphere. It extends from about 10 to 30 miles above the earth. In the stratosphere temperature varies little with changes in altitude, and the winds are chiefly horizontal.
2. (formerly) the stratosphere and ionosphere together.
3. Figurative. a gh or rarefied region: »

On one point he seemed to take off into a stratosphere of fancy (Wall Street Journal).

╂[< French stratosphère < Latin strātus, -ūs a spreading out (see etym. under stratus (Cf. ↑stratus)) + French -sphère, as in atmosphère atmosphere]

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