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lithosphere

lith·o·sphere
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lith-uh-sfeer]
    • /ˈlɪθ əˌsfɪər/
    • /ˈlɪ.θə.sfɪə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lith-uh-sfeer]
    • /ˈlɪθ əˌsfɪər/

Definitions of lithosphere word

  • noun lithosphere the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere). 1
  • noun lithosphere the crust and upper mantle of the earth. 1
  • noun lithosphere The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. 1
  • noun lithosphere Earth's crust 1
  • noun lithosphere the rigid outer layer of the earth, having an average thickness of about 75 km and comprising the earth's crust and the solid part of the mantle above the asthenosphere 0
  • noun lithosphere the solid, rocky part of the earth; earth's crust 0
See all 6 definitions of lithosphere

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Origin of lithosphere

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; litho- + -sphere

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Parts of speech for Lithosphere

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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lithosphere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • asthenosphere

    a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement

  • crustal plate

    a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.

  • intratelluric

    Geology. located in, taking place in, or resulting from action beneath the lithosphere.

  • plate tectonics

    a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past adjacent plates.
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