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Noun Concept

Categories: Geophysics stubs, Earth's mantle, Plate tectonics, Articles with short description, Lithosphere

lithosphere geosphere continental lithosphere geopause lithospheric

The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle WordNet 3.0

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The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. Wikipedia

There are several conflicting usages of geosphere, variously defined. Wikipedia

Rigid, outermost shell of a terrestrial-type planet or natural satellite that is defined by its rigid mechanical properties Wikidata

The solid portion of the Earth, as compared with the atmosphere and the hydrosphere. OmegaWiki

The nonliving parts of the Earth: the lithosphere, the atmosphere, the cryosphere, and the hydrosphere. OmegaWiki

The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth; divided into twelve major plates. Wiktionary

The outer layer of the Earth. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

HAS PART

PART OF

HAS KIND

HAS INSTANCE

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

DIFFERENT FROM

geographic envelope

OPPOSITE OF

atmosphere

STUDIED BY

geology

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

lithosphere, geosphere

Wikipedia

geosphere, lithosphere

Wikidata

geosphere, lithosphere

Wiktionary

lithosphere

OmegaWiki

geosphere, lithosphere

Wikipedia Redirections

continental lithosphere, geopause, lithospheric, oceanic lithosphere, Surface of the earth, the lithosphere