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Bookmark or Share- MANTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarymantle noun (LAYER) [ C ] literary. a layer of something that covers a surface: A thick mantle of snow lay on the ground. We watched the building vanish under a mantle of thick smoke as the fire swiftly moved through it. [ C ] geology specialized. the part of the earth that surrounds the central core.
- Mantle (geology) - WikipediaA mantle is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. Mantles are made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer of the planetary body. Mantles are characteristic of planetary bodies that have undergone differentiation by density.
- Earth's mantle - WikipediaEarth's mantle is a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core. It has a mass of 4.01 × 10 24 kg (8.84 × 10 24 lb) and thus makes up 67% of the mass of Earth. It has a thickness of 2,900 kilometers (1,800 mi) making up about 46% of Earth's radius and 84% of Earth's volume.
- Mantle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak. b. : a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority. accepted the mantle of leadership. 2. a. : something that covers, enfolds, or envelops (see envelop sense 1) The ground was covered with a mantle of leaves. b (1)
- Mantle - National Geographic SocietyMantle. The mantle is the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. The mantle lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust. The mantle is about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) thick, and makes up a whopping 84 percent of Earth’s total volume.
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