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ASTHENOSPHERE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asthenosphere mean?
• ASTHENOSPHERE (noun)
The noun ASTHENOSPHERE has 1 sense:
1. the lower layer of the crust
Familiarity information: ASTHENOSPHERE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lower layer of the crust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("asthenosphere" is a kind of...):
layer (a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
Holonyms ("asthenosphere" is a part of...):
crust; Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth)
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