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exosphere

/ek-soh-sfeer/US // ˈɛk soʊˌsfɪər //UK // (ˈɛksəʊˌsfɪə) //

外气层,外大气层,外气圈,外层大气层

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the highest region of the atmosphere, where the air density is so low that a fast-moving air molecule is more than 50 percent likely to escape from the atmosphere instead of hitting other molecules.

Examples

  • In the shed on the left is Orion, which is a two-stage rocket for deep penetration into the exosphere.

  • His instruments told him they were breaching the exosphere, where molecular matter had almost ceased to exist.

  • The atoms of the exosphere were lonely, uncrowded, isolated particles.