Geosphere

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  • noun. The lithosphere.
  • noun. The lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere, considered as a single system.
  • noun. Any of the layers of the earth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The atmosphere of the earth as distinguished from that of other planets.
  • noun. One of the concentric, spheroidal shells of which the earth may be conceived to consist.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the solid body of the Earth
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  • Word Usage
    "Noosphere (source: wiki): In the original theory of Vernadsky, the noosphere is the third in a succession of phases of development of the Earth, after the geosphere (inanimate matter) and the biosphere (biological life)."
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