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thermosphere

/thur-muh-sfeer/US // ˈθɜr məˌsfɪər //UK // (ˈθɜːməˌsfɪə) //

热气层,热层,热热层,热圈

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.

Examples

  • They were piercing the thermosphere where the outside temperature gradient would zoom upward toward the 2,000 degree mark.