lithosphere

About 0.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The rigid, mechanically strong, outer layer of the Earth, which is divided into twelve major tectonic plates.
2. noun Any similar layer of an exoplanet.

Similar words

geosphere subcrustal subcontinental subducted subducting crust asthenosphere pedosphere continental crust aesthenosphere

Often followed by

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Word family

lithospheres lithospheric