"near space" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: near + space Etymology templates: {{compound|en|near|space}} near + space Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} near space (uncountable)
  1. A region of the Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere or exosphere which is near outer space:
    (aviation) The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit (above which atmospheric pressure is sufficiently low that water boils at the normal temperature of the human body) and the Kármán line (one boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space); the region of the atmosphere near space.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-near_space-en-noun-l8~QmYri Disambiguation of Earth: 33 33 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. A region of the Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere or exosphere which is near outer space:
    (meteorology) The mesosphere and lower thermosphere.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology, Space Categories (place): Earth Synonyms: MLT, ignorosphere
    Sense id: en-near_space-en-noun-WkR~UtoB Disambiguation of Space: 32 45 23 Disambiguation of Earth: 33 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 44 24 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  3. A region of the Earth's (or another planet's) atmosphere or exosphere which is near outer space:
    (aeronautics) The region of the exosphere between the lower bound of space and the lower bound of orbit; the region of space near the Earth.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aeronautics Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-near_space-en-noun-eu5U79E4 Disambiguation of Earth: 33 33 33 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: near-space, nearspace Coordinate_terms: space, outer space, solar system, heliosphere

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