Meanings
nounmesopause (plural mesopauses)
plural mesopauses
- climatologyIn the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Hellenic*métsos
- Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
- Englishmeso-
- Englishmesopause
From meso- (“middle”) + -pause (“boundary”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan mesopausa
- mesopausathe boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
French mésopause
- mésopausethe boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
Icelandic miðhvörf
- miðhvörfthe boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
Japanese 中間圏界面
- 中間圏界面 (chūkankenkaimen)the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
Russian мезопа́уза
- мезопа́уза (mezopáuza)the boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
Spanish mesopausa
- mesopausathe boundary between the mesosphere and the ionosphere
Cite this entry
APA
mesopause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopause
MLA
“mesopause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopause. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesopause,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesopause.
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