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Stratospheric

/strˌætəˈsfɪrɪk/
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(adj) Of, relating to, or occurring in the stratosphere (“the region of the uppermost atmosphere”).

The plane flew at a very high and mostly stratospheric altitude.
Stratospheric means relating to the second layer of atmosphere.
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