tropopause
English
editEtymology
editFrom tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).
Noun
edittropopause (plural tropopauses)
- The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.
Translations
editzone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
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French
editEtymology
editFrom tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittropopause f (plural tropopauses)
Further reading
edit- “tropopause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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