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The layer below is a partially fluid solid named the athenosphere, which ends at a depth of about 200 km.

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  1. adverb In or to a lower place; beneath.
  2. adverb On or to a lower floor; downstairs.
  3. adverb Nautical On or to a lower deck.

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  1. Middle English bilooghe : bi, by; see by1 + loghe, low; see low1.

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  1. from Middle English bilooghe (found only once), adverb, from bi, be, preposition, by, + loogh, logh, adverb, low: see be and low. The older form was alow; cf. afore, before, ahind, behind.
 

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