ozone layer

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ozone layer (plural ozone layers)

  1. A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometres in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone, which absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
    Synonyms: ozone shield, ozonosphere

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