E LAYER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does E layer mean? 

• E LAYER (noun)
  The noun E LAYER has 1 sense:

1. a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

  Familiarity information: E LAYER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• E LAYER (noun)

Meaning:

A region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

E layer; E region; Heaviside layer; Kennelly-Heaviside layer

Instance hypernyms:

part; region (the extended spatial location of something)

Holonyms ("E layer" is a part of...):

ionosphere (the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)