tropopause
[ trop-uh-pawz, troh-puh- ]
/ ˈtrɒp əˌpɔz, ˈtroʊ pə- /
noun Meteorology.
the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
Words nearby tropopause
tropocollagen,
tropology,
tropomyosin,
troponin,
troponin i,
tropopause,
tropophilous,
tropophyte,
troposphere,
tropospheric scatter,
tropotaxis
British Dictionary definitions for tropopause
tropopause
/ (ˈtrɒpəˌpɔːz) /
noun
meteorol
the plane of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere, characterized by a sharp change in the lapse rate and varying in altitude from about 18 km (11 miles) above the equator to 6 km (4 miles) at the Poles
Scientific definitions for tropopause
tropopause
[ trō′pə-pôz′, trŏp′ə- ]
The boundary between the upper troposphere and the lower stratosphere, varying in altitude from about 8 km (5 mi) at the poles to 18 km (11 mi) at the equator.