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paleoatmosphere

paleoatmosphere noun: an atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.

Noun

paleoatmosphere (plural paleoatmospheres)

  1. An atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.
    • Of the various paleorecords available to science, ice cores from polar and high altitude ice sheets provide the most direct and highest resolution view of paleoatmospheres.2013, Robert J. Delmas, Ice Core Studies of Global Biogeochemical Cycles, page 384

Forms of paleoatmosphere

pluralpaleoatmospheres
alternative formpalaeoatmosphere

Origin of paleoatmosphere

From paleo- + atmosphere.

Words formed from paleoatmosphere

Questions about paleoatmosphere

What does paleoatmosphere mean?
Paleoatmosphere means an atmosphere, particularly that of Earth, at some unspecified time in the geological past.
What part of speech is paleoatmosphere?
Paleoatmosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of paleoatmosphere?
The plural of paleoatmosphere is paleoatmospheres.

Words near paleoatmosphere in the dictionary

  1. paleoart
  2. paleoartist
  3. paleoartists
  4. Paleoasian
  5. paleoastronomy
  6. paleoatmosphere
  7. paleoatmospheres
  8. paleoatmospheric
  9. paleoattine
  10. paleoattines
  11. paleoauxology

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