📚 noun • entry_id 34924
asthenosphere
/asˈθɛnə(ʊ)sfɪə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
astenosfera
A portion of the Earth's upper mantle, below the lithosphere.
Holonyms: upper mantle, outer mantle < mantle < Earth
To say that the lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere suggests a degree of easy buoyancy that isn't quite right.
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