nearspace

English

Etymology

near + space

Noun

nearspace (uncountable)

  1. (Earth's exosphere, aviation) The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit and the Karman limit. A region that is "near" outer space.
  2. (Earth's exosphere, aeronautics) The region of the exosphere between the lower bound of space and the lower bound of orbit. A region of space that is "near".
  3. (Earth's exosphere, astronautics) The region of space near the Earth.

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