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PRONUNCIATION OF LITHOSPHERIC

lithospheric  [ˌlɪθəˈsfɛrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITHOSPHERIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lithospheric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LITHOSPHERIC 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 lithospheric in the English dictionary

The definition of lithospheric in the dictionary is of or relating to the outer part of the earth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITHOSPHERIC


aspheric
əˈsfɛrɪk
asthenospheric
əˌsθɛnəˈsfɛrɪk
atmospheric
ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk
chemospheric
ˌkɛməˈsfɛrɪk
chromospheric
ˌkrəʊməˈsfɛrɪk
cleric
ˈklɛrɪk
derrick
ˈdɛrɪk
eric
ˈɛrɪk
exospheric
ˌɛksəʊˈsfɛrɪk
ferric
ˈfɛrɪk
ferrosoferric
ˌfɛrəʊsəˈfɛrɪk
generic
dʒɪˈnɛrɪk
Herrick
ˈhɛrɪk
magnetospheric
mæɡˌniːtəʊˈsfɛrɪk
mesospheric
ˌmɛsəʊˈsfɛrɪk
planispheric
ˌplænɪˈsfɛrɪk
stratospheric
ˌstrætəˈsfɛrɪk
subatmospheric
ˌsʌbætməsˈfɛrɪk
thermospheric
ˌθɜːməʊˈsfɛrɪk
tropospheric
ˌtrɒpəˈsfɛrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITHOSPHERIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITHOSPHERIC

aetheric
alphanumeric
amphoteric
biospheric
cadaveric
diphtheric
esoteric
etheric
helispheric
hemispheric
hydrospheric
ionospheric
numeric
peripheric
photospheric
polymeric
sopheric
spheric
telpheric
turmeric

Synonyms and antonyms of lithospheric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lithospheric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITHOSPHERIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

岩石圈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

litosférica
570 millions of speakers

English

lithospheric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lithospheric
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القشرة الأرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

литосферной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

litosfera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lithospheric
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lithosphérique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lithospheric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lithosphärischen
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

Lithospheric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thạch quyển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lithospheric
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिथोस्स्फिरीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

litosferik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

litosferica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

litosfery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

литосферной
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

litosferic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιθοσφαιρικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

litosferiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lithospheric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lithospheric
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lithospheric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSPHERIC»

The term «lithospheric» is regularly used and occupies the 84.359 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOSPHERIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITHOSPHERIC»

Discover the use of lithospheric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lithospheric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Metasomatism in Oceanic and Continental Lithospheric Mantle
Twenty years have passed since Menzies & Hawkesworth extended the concept of metasomatism to mantle processes. The aim of this book is to gather together progress made on this topic since then.
Massimo Coltorti, Michel Grégoire, 2008
2
Petrological Evolution of the European Lithospheric Mantle
Selected conference papers from the European Mantle Workshop, EMAW, held Ferrara, 2007.
Massimo Coltorti, 2010
3
Mesozoic Sub-continental Lithospheric Thinning Under Eastern ...
In this volume, we link studies of crustal tectonics with investigations aimed at determining the nature of and timing of the formation and loss of the root, in order to better-understand mechanisms of continental root formation, evolution ...
Mingguo Zhai, 2007
4
A Lithospheric Investigation of the Southern Rio Grande Rift
High velocity bodies and complex lateral velocity variations at 5 to 10 km depth beneath the PVF region show the signature of Laramide basement uplifts.
Matthew George Averill, 2007
5
Elucidating Lithosphere-mantle Coupling by Modeling the ...
What is the role of density buoyancy-driven flow in driving the plates? These are some of the questions we try to address in our study through a joint modeling of lithosphere dynamics and mantle convection.
Attreyee Ghosh, 2008
6
Lithospheric Structure of the Southwestern United States
Analysis of three seismic lines in southern New Mexico show a Moho depth of 30-32 km with velocity of 7.6--7.7 km/sec Gravity database for the US was complied and bad, duplicate, redundant, erroneous points were removed from the dataset.
Raed Al-Douri, 2007
7
Lithospheric Structure of North Africa and Western Eurasia
Since the ultimate goal of this study is to provide an improved imaged of global continental structure and composition, I combine observations obtained in this study with receiver functions results from other published analysis.
Minoo Kosarian, 2006
8
Lithospheric Structure Beneath Eastern Africa from Joint ...
Crust and upper mantle structure beneath eastern Africa has been investigated using receiver functions and surface wave dispersion measurements to understand the impact of the hotspot tectonism found there on the lithospheric structure of ...
Mulugeta Tuji Dugda, 2007
9
Global Tectonics
These two changes in the physical properties of the extending zone affect lithospheric strength in contrasting ways. Crustal thinning or necking tends to strengthen the lithosphere because weak crustal material is replaced by strong mantle ...
Philip Kearey, Keith A. Klepeis, Frederick J. Vine, 2009
10
Integrating Seismological and Tectonic Studies to Constrain ...
The relative motion of tectonic plates across their boundaries generates deformation in the surrounding lithosphere.
Gavin Peter Hayes, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITHOSPHERIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lithospheric is used in the context of the following news items.
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UPSC Civil Services GK update - Physical Geography: The Earth …
b) A tectonic plate (also known as lithospheric plate) is a huge, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, mostly composed of both continental ... «PaGaLGuY, Jul 15»
2
New study investigates lithosphere of the Central Iranian plateau
The authors conclude that the development of the core complex involved lithospheric removal associated with extension and upwelling of hot ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Timing of water plume eruptions on Enceladus explained by interior …
The time offset increases typically with decreasing ice viscosity and lithospheric thickness (Supplementary Figs 5 and 6). For similar values of minimum viscosity ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Public Release: 23-Jun-2015 Understanding subduction zone …
Shear in the asthenosphere due to viscous coupling at the base of lithospheric plates or vertical coherent deformation through the crust and ... «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
5
Quakes occur on moon? That's what study by Indian geology …
While the Earth's tectonics is controlled by its dichotomy, namely,its Oceanic and continental lithospheric plates and their inter-relationship,a ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
6
NASA ROSES-15 Amendment 21: A.25 ESI Final Text
... understand core, mantle, and lithospheric structure and dynamics and interactions between these processes and Earth's fluid envelopes. «Space Ref, Jun 15»
7
Novel Experiments Give Glimpses of Earth's Interior Dynamics
“The main result of this study is that we now understand a bit better of what's going on between the lithospheric plates and the underlying ... «Scripps Oceanography News, Jun 15»
8
Quenched glasses, asteroid impacts, and ancient life on Mars
... of magmatism and lithospheric stresses in the initiation of continental rifting. A new seismic velocity profile based on seismic refraction data in ... «Science News, Jun 15»
9
Why Australia's Lake Eyre will eventually disappear
Using supercomputers, the researchers found that this dense piece of ocean floor material (called a lithospheric slab) is slowly sinking into the ... «Futurity: Research News, May 15»
10
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Nepal
The curved arc of deep earthquakes found in the Hindu Kush Pamir region indicates the presence of a lithospheric body at depth, thought to be ... «YubaNet, May 15»

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