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ionospheric
Variant of ionosphere
noun
the outer part of the earth's atmosphere, beginning at an altitude of c. 55 km (c. 34 mi) and extending to the highest parts of the atmosphere: it contains several regions that consist of a series of constantly changing layers characterized by an appreciable electron and ion content
Related Forms:
- ionospheric adjective
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