Definitions for asthenosphere
asthenosphere
as·then·o·sphere
Spelling: [as-then-uh-sfeer]
IPA: /æsˈθɛn əˌsfɪər/
Asthenosphere is a 13 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 21 points.
You can make 1599 anagrams from letters in asthenosphere (aeeehhnoprsst).
Definitions for asthenosphere
noun
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the region below the lithosphere, variously estimated as being from fifty to several hundred miles (eighty-five to several hundred kilometers) thick, in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
Origin of asthenosphere
1910-15; Greek asthen(ḗs) frail (see asthenia) + -o- + -sphere