tropopause

Definitions

General Science

• noun a layer of the atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere

Astronomy

• The dividing line in the Earth’s atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. The tropopause is the site of a temperature inversion between temperatures well below freezing at the top of the troposphere to temperatures of up to 30° in the stratosphere.

Aviation

• noun the level at which the troposphere and the stratosphere meet

Nearby Definitions of “tropopause”

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Contexts for “tropopause”

3 definitions in context
• General Science
• Astronomy
• Aviation