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turbopause

turbopause noun: the altitude in the Earth's atmosphere below which turbulent mixing dominates, at about 60 miles or 100 km, which separates the heterosphere from the homosphere.

Noun

turbopause (plural turbopauses)

  1. The altitude in the Earth's atmosphere below which turbulent mixing dominates, at about 60 miles or 100 km, which separates the heterosphere from the homosphere.

Forms of turbopause

pluralturbopauses

Origin of turbopause

From turbo- + -pause.

Questions about turbopause

What does turbopause mean?
Turbopause means the altitude in the Earth's atmosphere below which turbulent mixing dominates, at about 60 miles or 100 km, which separates the heterosphere from the homosphere.
What part of speech is turbopause?
Turbopause is a noun.
What is the plural of turbopause?
The plural of turbopause is turbopauses.

Words near turbopause in the dictionary

  1. turbomolecular
  2. turbomycin
  3. turbomycins
  4. turbonillid
  5. turbonillids
  6. turbopause
  7. turbopauses
  8. turbopetrol
  9. turboprop
  10. turbopropped
  11. turboprops

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