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Noun: Appleton layer  'a-pul-tun 'ley-u(r)
  1. The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
    - F layer, F region

Type of: part, region

Part of: ionosphere

Encyclopedia: Appleton layer