biosphere
noun
bio·sphere
| \ ˈbī-ə-ˌsfir
\
\
Definition of biosphere
1
: the part of the world in which life can exist
2
: living organisms together with their environment
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from biosphere
biospheric
\ ˌbī-ə-ˈsfir-ik
, -ˈsfer- , -ˈsfe-rik \
adjective
, -ˈsfer- , -ˈsfe-rik \
adjective
Examples of biosphere in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
There are four main reservoirs of oxygen on Earth: the terrestrial biosphere (green), marine biosphere (blue), lithosphere (Earth’s crust, brown), and atmosphere (grey). — The Conversation, oregonlive.com, "Amazon fires are alarming -- but, no, they won’t deplete Earth’s oxygen: The Conversation," 26 Aug. 2019 As the Earth’s biosphere gets warmer, evaporation increases, leading to drier conditions that increase the likelihood of wildfires and—without damper soil to moderate temperatures—heatwaves. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "To combat climate change, cities need to tackle sprawl," 8 Aug. 2019 The idea is to keep soil microbes intact and to continually add organic matter to the soil surface, to be taken in and broken down by all the creatures that live in the underground biosphere. — Washington Post, "Heavy rains can damage a vegetable garden — but the gardener can protect it," 24 July 2019 Located in Oracle, Arizona, Biosphere 2 is an enormous, geometric steel-and-glass building that contains replicas of the ecosystems on earth, the original biosphere. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Inside the strange—and misunderstood—saga of Biosphere 2," 11 July 2019 The Deep Carbon Observatory estimated that the carbon mass of organisms in Earth’s deep biosphere is at least 245 times that of humankind. — Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, "Findings," 10 Mar. 2019 Future generations of sequencers could be widely distributed throughout our homes, offices, the broader biosphere, and even within our bodies. — George Church, Ars Technica, "We should create a global DNA threat-detection network to fight future pathogens," 19 June 2019 The main peak, first climbed in 1936 by a combined American/United Kingdom expedition, has been closed to climbing since the 1980s when the Indian government declared it off-limits as a biosphere reserve. — Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, "Climbers Presumed Dead on Flanks of Nanda Devi East," 6 June 2019 In a ten-year study, the DCO probed beneath the Earth's surface at locations across the globe, finding that the underground biosphere extends some three miles deep. — Sam Blum, Popular Mechanics, "Vast Ecosystem of Underground Organisms Holds More Life Than Earth's Oceans," 11 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'biosphere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for biosphere
biosphere
noun
English Language Learners Definition of biosphere
: the part of the Earth in which life can exist
See the full definition for biosphere in the English Language Learners Dictionary
biosphere
noun
bio·sphere
| \ ˈbī-ə-ˌsfi(ə)r
\
\
Medical Definition of biosphere
1
: the part of the world in which life can exist
2
: living beings together with their environment
Keep scrolling for more