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    APPLETON LAYER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmissionplay

    Synonyms:

    Appleton layer; F layer; F region

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    part; region (the extended spatial location of something)

    Holonyms ("Appleton layer" is a part of...):

    ionosphere (the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)

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