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tropopause

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: layer

History

Etymology

From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tropopausa — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Czech: tropopauza — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Danish: tropopause — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Finnish: tropopaussi — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • French: tropopause — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Galician: tropopausa — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Georgian: ტროპოპაუზა (ṭroṗoṗauza) — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Greek: τροπόπαυση (tropópafsi) — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Icelandic: veðrahvörf — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Japanese: 対流圏界面 (tairyūkenkaimen) — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Russian: тропопа́уза (tropopáuza) — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Slovak: tropopauza — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Spanish: tropopausa — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
  • Swedish: tropopaus — zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere