thermopause

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ -pause.

Noun

thermopause (plural thermopauses)

1. (astronomy, meteorology) The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.

Synonyms

• exobase

Related terms

• mesopause
• stratopause
• thermosphere
• tropopause

Translations

boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere

• Catalan: termopausa f
• Georgian: თერმოპაუზა (termoṗauza)
• Japanese: 熱圏界面 (ja) (ねつけんかいめん, netsukenkaimen)
• Russian: термопа́уза (ru) f (termopáuza)
• Spanish: termopausa f

Anagrams

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