No. 11,385 in Spanish
estratosférica
Extremely high or extraordinary; related to the stratosphere.
In a sentence
La temperatura en la atmósfera estratosférica disminuye con la altitud.
The temperature in the stratospheric atmosphere decreases with altitude.
Here, 'estratosférica' is used as an adjective related to the stratosphere, indicating a region of the atmosphere.
El costo de la construcción de este edificio ha sido estratosférico.
The cost of building this structure has been stratospheric.
In this sentence, 'estratosférico' metaphorically describes an extremely high cost, akin to reaching the stratosphere.
Esas ideas estratosféricas son impresionantes pero difíciles de implementar.
Those stratospheric ideas are impressive but difficult to implement.
Here, 'estratosféricas' figuratively qualifies the ideas as being elevated or ambitious, like they exist in the stratosphere.
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