How to pronounce cryosphere
American English pronunciation
KRY-uh-sfeer
- IPA
- /ˈkɹaɪ.əˌsfɪɹ/
- Syllables
- KRY · uh · sfeer (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cryosphere means
All the frozen parts of Earth, like ice and snow
In a sentence: Scientists measure the cryosphere to see how much ice melts each summer.
Where it comes from: It joins cryo-, from a Greek word for icy cold, with sphere.
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