Stratospheric
(adjective)
- Of or relating to the stratosphere.
- Extremely high, as if in the stratosphere.
- Extraordinary, exceptional.
Origin:
Compound word of stratosphere and -ic, it is a recent term, likely to have been formed in the last century.
Examples:
- Stratospheric temperatures were recorded in the upper atmosphere.
- Stratospheric ozone levels were measured by the satellite.
- The stock market reached stratospheric heights.
- The singer's stratospheric voice mesmerized the audience.
- The company's profits were stratospheric.