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the stratosphere the stratosphere /ˈstræt.ə.sfɪər/ aep /ˈstræ.t̬ə.sfɪr/ noun [S] ► F0 the layer of gases surrounding the Earth at a height of between 15 and 50 kilometres that is not affected by the weather and in which the temperature increases with height: » During the 1980s, the amount of ozone in the stratosphere above Europe decreased by about eight percent.→ COMPARE THE IONOSPHERE(Cf. ↑the ionosphere)Thesaurus+: ↑The Earth and outer space - general words |