stratospherePronunciation: /ˈstratəˌsfɪə/Translate stratosphere | into German | into Italian Definition of stratosphere noun the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 50 km above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere). informal the very highest levels of something:her next big campaign launched her into the fashion stratosphereDerivatives stratosphericPronunciation: /-ˈsfɛrɪk/ adjective stratospherically adverb stratosphere in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of stratosphere in the US English dictionary