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Definition of: troposphere
(trop′ə·sfir) noun Meteorol.
The region of the atmosphere from the earth's surface to the tropopause, having a height of from six to twelve miles and characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude. [<F troposphère <Gk. tropos a turning + F sphère <L sphaera SPHERE]
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