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PRONUNCIATION OF LITHOSPHERE

lithosphere  [ˈlɪθəˌsfɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITHOSPHERE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lithosphere is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LITHOSPHERE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lithosphere

The lithosphere is the rigid outermost shell of a rocky planet defined on the basis of the mechanical properties. On Earth, it comprises the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of thousands of years or greater. The outermost shell of a rocky planet defined on the basis of the chemistry and mineralogy is a crust.

Definition of lithosphere in the English dictionary

The definition of lithosphere in the dictionary is the rigid outer layer of the earth, having an average thickness of about 75 km and comprising the earth's crust and the solid part of the mantle above the asthenosphere.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITHOSPHERE


aerosphere
ˈɛərəˌsfɪə
asthenosphere
əsˈθiːnəˌsfɪə
astrosphere
ˈæstrəˌsfɪə
biosphere
ˈbaɪəˌsfɪə
blogosphere
ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə
centrosphere
ˈsɛntrəˌsfɪə
chemosphere
ˈkɛməˌsfɪə
chromatosphere
krəʊˈmætəˌsfɪə
chromosphere
ˈkrəʊməˌsfɪə
cosmosphere
ˈkɒzməˌsfɪə
hydrosphere
ˈhaɪdrəˌsfɪə
ionosphere
aɪˈɒnəˌsfɪə
oosphere
ˈəʊəˌsfɪə
ozonosphere
əʊˈzəʊnəˌsfɪə
podosphere
ˈpɒdəˌsfɪə
rhabdosphere
ˈræbdəˌsfɪə
stratosphere
ˈstrætəˌsfɪə
thermosphere
ˈθɜːməˌsfɪə
troposphere
ˈtrɒpəˌsfɪə
Twittersphere
ˈtwɪtəˌsfɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITHOSPHERE

lithophilous
lithophysa
lithophyse
lithophyte
lithophytic
lithopone
lithoprint
lithops
lithosol
lithospermum
lithospheric
lithostatic
lithotome
lithotomic
lithotomical
lithotomies
lithotomist
lithotomous
lithotomy
lithotripsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITHOSPHERE

Anglosphere
anywhere
atmosphere
cerebral hemisphere
ecosphere
exosphere
geosphere
heliosphere
hemisphere
International Standard Atmosphere
magnetosphere
mesosphere
microsphere
northern hemisphere
photosphere
planisphere
rhizosphere
southern hemisphere
sphere
upper atmosphere
western hemisphere

Synonyms and antonyms of lithosphere in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lithosphere» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITHOSPHERE

Find out the translation of lithosphere to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lithosphere from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lithosphere» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岩石圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

litosfera
570 millions of speakers

English

lithosphere
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थलमंडल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغلاف الصخري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литосфера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

litosfera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্মমঙ্গল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lithosphère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Litosfera
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lithosphäre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リソスフェア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암석권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lithosphere
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thạch quyển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாறைக்கோளங்களுக்குள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिथोस्फीअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

litosfer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litosfera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

litosfery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літосфера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

litosferei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιθόσφαιρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

litosfeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lithosphere
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

litosfæren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lithosphere

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSPHERE»

The term «lithosphere» is regularly used and occupies the 91.374 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSPHERE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lithosphere» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lithosphere» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lithosphere

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITHOSPHERE»

Discover the use of lithosphere in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lithosphere and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere
This unique book presents an overview of isostasy for graduate students and researchers in geoscience.
A. B. Watts, 2001
2
Geodynamics of the Lithosphere: An Introduction
This book is an introductory text for all earth scientists interested in learning about the quantitative description of geological problems.
Kurt Stüwe, 2007
3
Crust and Lithosphere Dynamics: Treatise on Geophysics
Crust and Lithosphere Dynamics brings together the results of studies that are fundamental to our understanding of crust and lithosphere dynamics. It begins with a discussion of plate kinematics and mechanics.
Anthony B Watts, 2010
4
Fluorine and the Environment: Atmospheric Chemistry, ...
This volume covers a wide scope of important issues about our atmospheric environment and contains contributions from both chemists and environmental scientists.
Alain Tressaud, 2006
5
Hydrogeology of the Oceanic Lithosphere
Originally published in 2004, this is a comprehensive review of the subject of the nature, causes, and consequences of fluid flow in oceanic crust, setting in context much research for the first time.
Earl E. Davis, Harry Elderfield, 2004
6
Biosphere to Lithosphere: New Studies in Vertebrate Taphonomy
This volume is indicative of recent developments in taphonomic studies: hugely diverse research are being explored, many of which would have been totally unforeseeable only a quarter of a century ago.
Terence Patrick O'Connor, 2005
7
The Lithosphere: Earth's Crust
Resting above the mantle and including the mantle's uppermost layer is the lithosphere. It is an irregular rocky sphere at the surface that is thinner beneath the oceans and thicker where the continents are. Intermingled with the lithosphere are ...
Gregory Vogt, 2006
8
Advances in Studies of Heterogeneities in the Earth's ...
The volume will be useful to students and researchers alike, who are interested in the nature of large- and small-scale heterogeneities in the earth's lithosphere and earthquake properties.
Yehuda Ben-Zion, William Hung Kan Lee, 2006
9
Developments and Interactions of the Precambrian Atmosphere, ...
Selection of papers from the IGCP Project 157 and 160 meeting at the Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 11-14 Jan. 1982
B. Nagy, R. Weber, J.C. Guerrero, 2000
10
Deformation and Seismic Structure of the Upper Lithosphere ...
Arrival times of local and regional earthquakes recorded at the Himalayan collision zone suggest that the upper mantle of the continental Indian plate yields by brittle failure and that an eclogitic body exists at around-Moho depths beneath ...
Gaspar Monsalve Mejia, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITHOSPHERE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lithosphere is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Philadelphia artist finds inspiration on ocean floor — NewsWorks
"You have a giant welder's torch blasting through the lithosphere from deep within the Earth. A plate moves over the top of it, punching out ... «Newsworks.org, Jul 15»
2
New Mexico Daily Lobo :: Being a Lobo: Top five classes you'll be …
This introduction to environmental science covers Earth's atmosphere, lithosphere and oceans, and explains how ecosystems are connected to ... «UNM Daily Lobo, Jul 15»
3
Evidence Of An Earth-Like Crust On Mars Suggets It Had 'Tectonic …
... below the surface, and the researchers note in theirpaper that parts of it could have melted into a “hot and soft lithosphere” on the Red Planet. «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»
4
UPSC Civil Services GK update - Physical Geography: The Earth …
c) It lies entirely within the lithosphere (upper layer of the mantle). d) The Moho discontinuity runs 5 to 10 kilometres deep beneath the ocean ... «PaGaLGuY, Jul 15»
5
New study investigates lithosphere of the Central Iranian plateau
The authors indicate that lithosphere and continental crust were thinned beneath regions of surface extension. The thinning of the underlying ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
6
Crimes Against Nature: The Banality of Ethics in the Anthropocene
... Earth system - the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the biosphere and even the lithosphere - that is, the crust and upper mantle. «ABC Local, Jul 15»
7
The Banality of Ethics in the Anthropocene, Part 1
... Earth system – the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the biosphere and even the lithosphere, that is, the crust and upper mantle. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
8
Mother Lode Geology: An old world becomes new
The sinking rock, called the lithosphere, sometimes brought islands and other rocky materials along with it, as if on a conveyor belt, and pasted ... «Calaveras Enterprise, Jul 15»
9
Super-Earths not a place for plate tectonics
plate tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth's outer layer, which is called the lithosphere, and the processes that ... «Science News for Students, Jul 15»
10
Timing of water plume eruptions on Enceladus explained by interior …
In particular, we tested how a thin lithosphere in the SPT, consistent with the enhanced tectonic activity and high local heat fluxes, and the extent of the liquid ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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