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thermopause

thermopause noun: the boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.

Noun

thermopause (plural thermopauses)

  1. The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.
    Synonyms:
    exobase

Synonyms of thermopause

Forms of thermopause

pluralthermopauses

Origin of thermopause

From thermo- + -pause.

Questions about thermopause

What does thermopause mean?
Thermopause means the boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.
What part of speech is thermopause?
Thermopause is a noun.
What is the plural of thermopause?
The plural of thermopause is thermopauses.

Words near thermopause in the dictionary

  1. thermopane
  2. thermopanes
  3. thermoparticulate
  4. thermopathological
  5. thermopathology
  6. thermopause
  7. thermopauses
  8. thermoperiod
  9. thermoperiodic
  10. thermoperiodicity
  11. thermoperiodism

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