-sphere, suffix
[f. the n., after atmosphere.]
Used in names of more or less spherical structures or regions forming part of or associated with the earth (or any celestial object), as barysphere, biosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, etc.
-sphere, suffix
[f. the n., after atmosphere.]
Used in names of more or less spherical structures or regions forming part of or associated with the earth (or any celestial object), as barysphere, biosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, etc.
Oxford English Dictionary