Canadian English Meaning of lithosphere

Lithosphere

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Wordnet

lithosphere (n)

the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

Webster

lithosphere (n.)

The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.

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.

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Lithosphere

the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantleThe solid earth as distinguished from its fluid envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.,

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lithospermum officinale => Gromwell, lithospermum caroliniense => Carolina puccoon, lithospermum canescens => Hoary gromwell, lithospermum => Gromwell, lithosian => lithosian,