"thermopause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thermopauses [plural]
Etymology: From thermo- + -pause. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|thermo|pause}} thermo- + -pause Head templates: {{en-noun}} thermopause (plural thermopauses)
  1. (astronomy, meteorology) The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere. Wikipedia link: thermopause Categories (topical): Astronomy, Meteorology Synonyms: exobase Related terms: mesopause, stratopause, thermosphere, tropopause Translations (boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere): termopausa [feminine] (Catalan), თერმოპაუზა (termoṗauza) (Georgian), 熱圏界面 (netsukenkaimen) (alt: ねつけんかいめん) (Japanese), термопа́уза (termopáuza) [feminine] (Russian), termopausa [feminine] (Spanish)

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