ignorosphere

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English

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Etymology

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From ignore +‎ -o- +‎ -sphere.

  • (meteorology): From being a little-studied and hard to access portion of Earth's atmosphere.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ignorosphere (uncountable)

  1. (meteorology) A vaguely-defined near space region of Earth's atmosphere, consisting of the mesosphere and sometimes the stratosphere or lower thermosphere.
    Coordinate terms: near space, MLT, low atmosphere, lower atmosphere, middle atmosphere, upper atmosphere, high atmosphere