Definition & Meaning of "ozone layer"in English

Ozone layer

a layer of gases in the earth's atmosphere that does not let the sun's ultraviolet radiation pass through

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

ozone layers

Examples

The ozone layer is a region of the Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

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