There are multiple definitions to use this word, among them is dress, expression, word, geology or night sky. In general, the name mantle is given to a blanket that protects, covers or covers someone or something.
In the case of clothing, a garment intended to cover or protect the cold is known as a mantle, in ancient times it was used by the nobility and its fabric depended on the status of whoever was wearing it. It also has symbolic or religious meaning as is the case with the sacred mantle in popular traditions. In the case of geology, the Earth has three different layers, which are separated by intermediate menare by said terrestrial mantle, which is a rocky region with a high temperature and this is what provides the seismographic data and the movements of plate tectonics.
Also, it is known as a mantle in geology as a phreatic or aquifer which is created by the water from the rain filtering into the subsoil creating pockets of water in the internal structure of planet Earth. In the case of forests, there are forest mantles and their vital function is the natural maintenance of the habitat. In the case of the stars or the cosmos, the mantle is known as the number of stars that cover the sky, the moon and the planets that make up the stellar mantle, which has also been used for poetic concepts to talk about the astronomical reality.