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ozone layer

/ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə//ˈoʊzoʊn ˌleɪəɹ/

ozone layer noun: a region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

Noun

ozone layer (plural ozone layers)

  1. A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

ozone layer meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Persian

ozone layer in Tamil

ஓசோன் அடுக்கு, ஓசோனடுக்கு, ஓசோன் மெல்லடுக்கு

ozone layer in Arabic

a region of the stratosphere
طَبَقَة اَلْأُوزُون ṭabaqat al-ʔūzūn

ozone layer in Malay

a region of the stratosphere
lapisan ozon

ozone layer in Persian

a region of the stratosphere
لایهٔ اوزون lâye-ye ozon
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ozone layer in Vietnamese
tầng ôzôn

Synonyms of ozone layer

Forms of ozone layer

pluralozone layers

Words formed from ozone layer

Questions about ozone layer

What does ozone layer mean?
Ozone layer means a region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
What is ozone layer in Tamil?
Ozone layer in Tamil is ஓசோன் அடுக்கு, ஓசோனடுக்கு, ஓசோன் மெல்லடுக்கு. See Ozone layer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ozone layer?
Ozone layer is a noun.
How do you pronounce ozone layer?
Ozone layer is pronounced /ˈəʊzəʊn ˌlɛə/ (UK).
What is the plural of ozone layer?
The plural of ozone layer is ozone layers.

Words near ozone layer in the dictionary

  1. ozonator
  2. ozonators
  3. ozone
  4. ozone hole
  5. ozone holes
  6. ozone layer
  7. ozone layers
  8. ozone paper
  9. ozone papers
  10. ozone resistance
  11. ozone shield

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ozone layer (page history and authors); ozone layer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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