LITHOSPHERE
\lˈɪθəsfˌi͡ə], \lˈɪθəsfˌiə], \l_ˈɪ_θ_ə_s_f_ˌiə]\
Definitions of LITHOSPHERE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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By Princeton University
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The outer part of the solid earth, the portion undergoing change through the gradual transfer of material by volcanic eruption, the circulation of underground water, and the process of erosion and deposition. It is, therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparable with the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
By Oddity Software
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The outer part of the solid earth, the portion undergoing change through the gradual transfer of material by volcanic eruption, the circulation of underground water, and the process of erosion and deposition. It is, therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparable with the hydrosphere and atmosphere.
By Noah Webster.
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