TROPOPAUSE


Meaning of TROPOPAUSE in English

[ 'trɒpə(ʊ)pɔ:z , 'trəʊp- ]

■ noun the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk tropos 'turning' + pause .

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