tropopause
tropopause noun: 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.
Noun
tropopause (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.
tropopause meaning in Tamil and Kannada
tropopause in Tamil
- வெப்பநிலை மாறு மண்டல எல்லை
tropopause in Kannada
- ಹವಾಸೀಮೆ, ಕ್ಷೋಭಾಸೀಮೆ
Forms of tropopause
| plural | tropopauses |
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Origin of tropopause
From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).
Questions about tropopause
- What does tropopause mean?
- Tropopause means 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.
- What is tropopause in Tamil?
- Tropopause in Tamil is வெப்பநிலை மாறு மண்டல எல்லை. See Tropopause meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tropopause?
- Tropopause is a noun.
- What is the plural of tropopause?
- The plural of tropopause is tropopauses.
Words near tropopause in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tropopause (page history and authors); tropopause (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tropopause (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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