MESOSPHERE

mesosphere

(noun) the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mesosphere (plural mesospheres)

(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.

(geology) The part of the Earth's mantle below the asthenosphere and above the outer core.

Source: Wiktionary



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WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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