adjective
- relating to or characteristic of the lithosphere, the rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Usage: geological; technical
Examples
- The lithospheric plates move slowly across the Earth’s surface.
- Scientists study lithospheric structure using seismic waves.
- Lithospheric thickness varies between oceanic and continental regions.
- The earthquake occurred along a lithospheric boundary.
- Lithospheric cooling affects the formation of ocean basins.
- Researchers mapped lithospheric density variations across the region.