mesosphere — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.

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   The mesosphere may be described as the earth's intermediate or middle atmosphere, which separates the thermosphere above from the ozonosphere (or stratosphere) below, both of which are responsible for absorption of most of the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation and preventing it from reaching the earth's surface.

2. The lower mantle, a layer inside the Earth.

Noun

1. the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

   Broader terms

   layer