cryosphere
/ˈkrʌɪə(ʊ)sfɪə/Environmental Sci.
noun
The part of the earth's surface where water exists as ice; the entire region of the natural environment that is below 0°C, especially permanently.
Origin
1930s. From cryo- + -sphere, after Polish kryosfera.
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