lithosphere
UK/'liθәu.sfiә/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
The rigid rocky outer shell of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle
岩石圈（地球坚硬的岩石外壳，由地壳和上地幔组成）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedlitho- (stone) + -sphere (shell, layer) = Earth's 'rock shell.' It sits alongside the hydrosphere (water) and atmosphere (air) as one of the planet's great envelopes.
Root lith still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.Earth's lithosphere地球岩石圈
- 2.lithosphere plate岩石圈板块
Example Sentences
- 1.
The lithosphere is broken into the moving tectonic plates.
- 2.
Earthquakes happen where pieces of the lithosphere grind together.