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Word: Asthenosphere
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek asthenēs ‘weak’ + sphere
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əsˈθɛnəsfɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
Short Definition:upper layer of earth's mantle, below lithosphere
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