layer vs ozonosphere

ozonosphere vs layer

layer and ozonosphere both are nouns.

layer is a verb but ozonosphere is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No
ozonosphere	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ozonosphere is a hyponym of layer; that is, ozonosphere is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than layer:

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
ozonosphere: a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun

Other hyponyms of layer include stratum, asthenosphere, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, exosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, Earth's surface, surface, thermosphere, tropopause, troposphere, upper mantle, cell wall, snow.

layer (noun)	ozonosphere (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
a hen that lays eggs
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer (verb)	ozonosphere (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and ozonosphere

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