THERMOSPHERE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("thermosphere" is a kind of...):

layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)

Holonyms ("thermosphere" is a part of...):

atmosphere (the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body)

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