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mesopause

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -pause English mesopause From meso- (“middle”) + -pause (“boundary”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: mesopausa — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • French: mésopause — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • Georgian: მეზოპაუზა (mezoṗauza) — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • Icelandic: miðhvörf — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • Japanese: 中間圏界面 (chūkankenkaimen) — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • Russian: мезопа́уза (mezopáuza) — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
  • Spanish: mesopausa — the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere