biosphere

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.

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bio·spheric (-sfîrk, -sfr-) adj.

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biosphere [ˈbaɪəˌsfɪə]

n

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

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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.

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biosphere

that part of the earth where most forms of life exist, specifically, where there is water or atmosphere.

See also: Biology

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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] N → biosfera f

biosphere [ˈbaɪəsfɪə^r] n → biosphère f

biosphere [ˈbaɪəˌsfɪəʳ] n the biosphere → la biosfera