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asthenosphere: Meaning and Definition of

as•then•o•sphere

Pronunciation: (as-then'u-sfēr"), [key]
— n. Geol.
  1. the region below the lithosphere, variously estimated as being from fifty to several hundred miles (eighty-five to several hundred kilometers) thick, in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
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asthenopia asthma
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