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upper mantle (plural upper mantles)

  1. (geology) The layer of Earth's interior located beneath the crust and extending to a depth of 410 kilometers.
    Synonym: outer mantle
    Holonyms: mantle < Earth
    Meronym: asthenosphere
    Comeronyms: lower mantle, inner mantle, mesosphere (fellow part of the mantle)
  2. Any similar layer of an exoplanet.
    Synonym: outer mantle
    Holonyms: mantle < planet
    Comeronyms: lower mantle, inner mantle (fellow part of the mantle)
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