English Explanatory Dictionary

upper mantle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The layer of Earth's interior located beneath the crust and extending to a depth of 410 kilometers.
  2. Any similar layer of an exoplanet.

Word forms

upper mantle upper mantles

Synonyms

outer mantle

Related words

lower mantle inner mantle mesosphere
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