"cryosphere" meaning in English

See cryosphere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-cryosphere.wav Forms: cryospheres [plural]
Etymology: From cryo- + -sphere. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cryo|sphere}} cryo- + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryosphere (plural cryospheres)
  1. All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen. Derived forms: cryospheric, cryospherically Translations (areas where the surface is frozen): cryosfeer [feminine] (Dutch), cryosphère [feminine] (French), Kryosphäre [feminine] (German)

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