troposphere

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UK/ˈtɹɒpəsfɪə/US/ˈtɹoʊpəsfɪɚ/US/ˈtɹɑ-/

noun

The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.

OriginFrench troposphère →
Less commonScrabble 18
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Meanings

nountroposphere (plural tropospheres)

plural tropospheres

  1. The lower levels of the atmosphere extending from the surface of the Earth or another celestial body up to the tropopause. It is characterized by convective air movements and a large vertical temperature change.

Origin

  1. Frenchtroposphère
  2. Englishtroposphere

Borrowed from French troposphère. Equivalent to tropo- + -sphere.

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Translations

Basque troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Catalan troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Chinese Cantonese 對流層 /对流层
  • 對流層 /对流层 (deoi³ lau⁴ cang⁴)lower levels of the atmosphere
Chinese Mandarin 對流層 /对流层
  • 對流層 /对流层 (duìliúcéng)lower levels of the atmosphere
Czech troposféra
  • troposféralower levels of the atmosphere
Danish troposfære
  • troposfærelower levels of the atmosphere
Dutch troposfeer
  • troposfeerlower levels of the atmosphere
Finnish troposfääri, alailmakehä
  • troposfäärilower levels of the atmosphere
  • alailmakehälower levels of the atmosphere
French troposphère
  • troposphèrelower levels of the atmosphere
German Troposphäre
  • Troposphärelower levels of the atmosphere
Hawaiian lewalanihaʻa
  • lewalanihaʻalower levels of the atmosphere
Hindi क्षोभमंडल
  • क्षोभमंडल (kṣobhmaṇḍal)lower levels of the atmosphere
Icelandic veðrahvolf
  • veðrahvolflower levels of the atmosphere
Indonesian troposfer
  • troposferlower levels of the atmosphere
Italian troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Japanese 対流圏
  • 対流圏 (tairyūken)lower levels of the atmosphere
Korean 대류권
  • 대류권 (daeryugwon)lower levels of the atmosphere
Malay troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Māori kōhauhuri
  • kōhauhurilower levels of the atmosphere
Norwegian Bokmål troposfære
  • troposfærelower levels of the atmosphere
Polish troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Portuguese troposfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
Romanian troposferă
  • troposferălower levels of the atmosphere
Russian тропосфе́ра
  • тропосфе́ра (troposféra)lower levels of the atmosphere
Scottish Gaelic tropospeur
  • tropospeurlower levels of the atmosphere
Slovak troposféra
  • troposféralower levels of the atmosphere
Spanish troposfera, tropósfera
  • troposferalower levels of the atmosphere
  • tropósferalower levels of the atmosphere
Swahili tabakatropo
  • tabakatropolower levels of the atmosphere
Swedish troposfär
  • troposfärlower levels of the atmosphere
Tagalog himpapawid
  • himpapawidlower levels of the atmosphere
Tamil அடிவளிமண்டலம்
  • அடிவளிமண்டலம் (aṭivaḷimaṇṭalam)lower levels of the atmosphere
Turkish troposfer
  • troposferlower levels of the atmosphere
Vietnamese tầng đối lưu
  • tầng đối lưulower levels of the atmosphere

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

protosphere
Cite this entry
APA

troposphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troposphere

MLA

“troposphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troposphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troposphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troposphere.

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