Dictionary

tropopause en · NOUN

Etymology

From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Translations (14)

fr tropopause (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · ka ტროპოპაუზა (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · cs tropopauza (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · sk tropopauza (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · es tropopausa (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · el τροπόπαυση (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · fi tropopaussi (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · da tropopause (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · gl tropopausa (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · ru тропопа́уза (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · ja 対流圏界面 (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · ca tropopausa (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · is veðrahvörf (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere) · sv tropopaus (zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere)