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stratosphere /ˈstratəˌsfɪə /noun1The layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 50 km above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).The stratosphere extends above the troposphere to about 150,000 feet and is the region where the ozone layer is formed....- Just above the stratosphere lies the mesosphere.
- Another important climate forcing, volcanic aerosols, can also give a similar opposing trend between the stratosphere and troposphere.
1.1 informal The very highest levels of something: her next big campaign launched her into the fashion stratosphere...- I like to say his standards were in the stratosphere, which is of course where they belong, journalistically.
- At the Class X level, the percentages hit the stratosphere.
- He's blasted the level of cuisine into the stratosphere.
Derivatives stratospherically adverb ...- The cost of property, already stratospherically high, is further compounded by the cost of stamp duty, conveyancing charges and estate agent's fees.
- If you are happy about fingering coats that cost a year's salary, these stratospherically up-market stores are definitely worth a look.
- At the centre of the story are two best friends, destined to fall out as their calendar becomes stratospherically successful.
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