ozone layer
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ozone layer
n.
A region of the atmosphere lying mostly in the stratosphere, between about 15 and 30 kilometers (10 and 20 miles) in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone that absorbs solar ultraviolet radiation in a wavelength range not screened by other atmospheric components. Also called ozonosphere.
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ozone layer
n
(Physical Geography) the region of the stratosphere with the highest concentration of ozone molecules, which by absorbing high-energy solar ultraviolet radiation protects organisms on earth. Also called: ozonosphere
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o′zone lay`er
n.
the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 mi. (12 to 48 km) above the earth.
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ozone layer
A belt of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere. This ozone filters out incoming ultraviolet radiation liable to damage the chemicals all living things are made of. Holes appearing in the ozone layer above polar regions have been blamed on chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
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Noun | 1. | ![]() layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another ozone hole - an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone stratosphere - the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere |
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Translations
ozónová vrstva
ozonlag
otsonikerros
couche d’ozone
ozonski sloj
ózonréteg
オゾン層
오존층
ozonlager
ชั้นก๊าซโอโซนล้อมรอบโลก
tầng Ozon
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ozone layer
→ طَبْقَةُ الْأُوزُونِ ozónová vrstva ozonlag Ozonschicht στοιβάδα του όζοντος capa de ozono otsonikerros couche d’ozone ozonski sloj strato di ozono オゾン層 오존층 ozonlaag ozonlag powłoka ozonowa camada de ozônio, camada de ozono озоновый слой ozonlager ชั้นก๊าซโอโซนล้อมรอบโลก ozon tabakası tầng Ozon 臭氧层Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009