lithosphere (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lithosphere*:
NOUN	object	lithosphere, geosphere	the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

English > *lithosphere*: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning	The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle.
Synonym	geosphere
Part of	Earth, earth, world, globe	The 3rd planet from the sun
Parts	crust, Earth's crust	The outer layer of the Earth
	mantle	The layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	surface, Earth's surface	The outermost level of the land or sea
Broader	layer	A relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
Spanish	geosfera, geósfera, litosfera, litósfera, Litósfera
Catalan	geosfera, litosfera

HyperDic: lithosphere