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1
a
layer
in the
upper
atmosphere
of a
planet
where the
temperature
increases
with
height
:
Examples:
Most other
planets
in our
solar
system
have stratospheres.
For the first time, an exoplanet 880 light-years away was found to have a stratosphere.
2
the
layer
of
gases
surrounding
the
earth
at a
height
of
between
15 and 50 kilometres that is not
affected
by the
weather
and in which the
temperature
increases
with
height
:
Examples:
The
ash
cloud
rose
35km into the stratosphere.
During the 1980s, the
amount
of
ozone
in the stratosphere
above
Europe
decreased
by about
eight
percent
.
3
an
extremely
high
level
:
Examples:
Property
prices
have gone into the stratosphere.
Speaking
engagements are a
sideline
that could
propel
her
earnings
into the stratosphere .
We have seen
oil
prices
climb
from the
lower
to the
higher
stratosphere .
4
an
extremely
high
level
of
success
:
Examples:
The deal
propelled
his
business
career
into the stratosphere .
The
success
of the
rescue
operation
lifted
the
president
to the
political
stratosphere .
5
the
layer
of
gases
that
surrounds
the
earth
from about
seven
to 30
miles
above
it
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