Meanings
nountropopause (plural tropopauses)
plural tropopauses
- 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.
Origin
From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tropopausa
- tropopausazone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Czech tropopauza
- tropopauzazone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Danish tropopause
- tropopausezone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Finnish tropopaussi
- tropopaussizone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
French tropopause
- tropopausezone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Greek τροπόπαυση
- τροπόπαυση (tropópafsi)zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Icelandic veðrahvörf
- veðrahvörfzone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Japanese 対流圏界面
- 対流圏界面 (tairyūkenkaimen)zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Russian тропопа́уза
- тропопа́уза (tropopáuza)zone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Slovak tropopauza
- tropopauzazone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Spanish tropopausa
- tropopausazone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Swedish tropopaus
- tropopauszone of transition between troposphere and stratosphere
Cite this entry
APA
tropopause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropopause
MLA
“tropopause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropopause. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tropopause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tropopause.
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