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mesopause

mesopause noun: in the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.

Noun

mesopause (plural mesopauses)

  1. In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.

Forms of mesopause

pluralmesopauses

Origin of mesopause

From meso- (“middle”) + -pause (“boundary”).

Questions about mesopause

What does mesopause mean?
Mesopause means in the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.
What part of speech is mesopause?
Mesopause is a noun.
What is the plural of mesopause?
The plural of mesopause is mesopauses.

Words near mesopause in the dictionary

  1. mesoparasite
  2. mesoparasites
  3. mesoparasitic
  4. mesoparasitism
  5. mesoparietal
  6. mesopause
  7. mesopauses
  8. mesopectal
  9. mesopectus
  10. mesopelagial
  11. mesopelagic

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