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biosphere

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bi·o·sphere  (b-sfîr)
n.
1. The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
2. The living organisms and their environment composing the biosphere.

bio·spheric (-sfîrk, -sfr-) adj.

biosphere [ˈbaɪəˌsfɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere inhabited by living things

biosphere  (b-sfîr)
1. The parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live. The biosphere is an irregularly shaped, relatively thin zone in which life is concentrated on or near the Earth's surface and throughout its waters.
2. All the Earth's ecosystems considered as a single, self-sustaining unit.

biosphere
that part of the earth where most forms of life exist, specifically, where there is water or atmosphere.
See also: Biology
that part of the earth’s surface where most forms of life exist, specifically those parts where there is water or atmosphere.
See also: Earth, Life
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
major planet, planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
Translations
biosphere [ˈbaɪəˌsfɪəʳ] Nbiosfera f
biosphere [ˈbaɪəsfɪər] nbiosphère f
biosphere [ˈbaɪəˌsfɪəʳ] n the biospherela biosfera


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The International Coordination Office for the Man and Biosphere Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) had earlier announced the Spanish Autonomous Authority for National Parks (OAPN) as the winner of Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation for the year 2009 in recognition of the achievement of this body in the coordination of national Spanish parks net and the development of the Man and Biosphere Programme of the Unesco in Spain.
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