TROPOPAUSE Meaning of TROPOPAUSE in English [ 'trɒpə(ʊ)pɔ:z , 'trəʊp- ]■ noun the interface between the troposphere and the stratosphere.Originearly 20th cent.: from Gk tropos 'turning' + pause . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004