hole in the ozone layer

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• hole in the ozone layer — break in the ozone layer which results in an increase of cancerous radiation in the atmosphere …   English contemporary dictionary

• ozone layer — ozone .layer n [singular] a layer of gases in the sky that prevents harmful ↑radiation from the sun from reaching the Earth ▪ the hole in the ozone layer …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ozone layer — noun (singular) a layer of gases that prevents harmful radiation (2) from the sun from reaching the Earth: CFCs, the chemicals responsible for the hole in the ozone layer …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Ozone layer — The ozone layer is a layer in Earth s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer absorbs 97–99% of the Sun s high frequency ultraviolet light, which is potentially damaging to the life forms on Earth.[1] It …   Wikipedia

• ozone layer — noun a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun • Syn: ↑ozonosphere • Hypernyms: ↑layer • Part Holonyms: ↑stratosphere • Part Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

• ozone layer — Meteorol. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 mi. (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 mi. (19 km). Also called… …   Universalium

• The Death Merchant — is the title and lead character of a series of men s action adventure books written by Joseph Rosenberger. Richard Joseph Camellion, as described in the books is a master of disguise, the martial arts and wet work. Cynical and lethal in equal… …   Wikipedia

• The Sky's On Fire — is a 1998 made for television film featuring John Corbett as Dr. Evan Thorne, Josie Bissett as Jennifer Thorne, Ben Browder as Racer, Bradley Whitford as John Morgan and directed by Dan Lerner. ynopsisA hole in the ozone layer has appeared over… …   Wikipedia

• Ozone depletion — Image of the largest Antarctic ozone hole ever recorded (September 2006) Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth s… …   Wikipedia

• ozone — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ atmospheric, ground level, stratospheric VERB + OZONE ▪ deplete, destroy ▪ form, produce …   Collocations dictionary

• layer — 01. She made a delicious cake that had chocolate ice cream on one [layer], and vanilla ice cream on another. 02. After the volcano erupted, all the houses in the town below were covered with a [layer] of ash. 03. The streets were covered in a… …   Grammatical examples in English