geosphere

noun

geo·​sphere

ˈjē(ˌ)ō + ˌ-

1

: the solid earth

—distinguished from atmosphere and hydrosphere

2

: one of the shells or spherical layers within the earth delimited above and below by discontinuities

Word History

Etymology

ge- + sphere

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