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exoatmosphere

noun

Etymology

Blend of exoplanet + atmosphere.

  1. derived from ἀτμός — “steam”
  2. derived from atmosphaera
  3. borrowed from atmosphère
  4. prefixed as exoatmosphere — “exo + atmosphere”

Definitions

  1. The region of space just outside the atmosphere proper

    The region of space just outside the atmosphere proper; the outer atmosphere.

  2. Abbreviation of exoplanetary atmosphere (“the atmosphere of an exoplanet”).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for exoatmosphere. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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