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Meaning of "tropopause" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TROPOPAUSE

tropopause  [ˈtrɒpəˌpɔːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TROPOPAUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tropopause is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TROPOPAUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tropopause

Tropopause

The tropopause is the boundary in the Earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

Definition of tropopause in the English dictionary

The definition of tropopause in the dictionary is the plane of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere, characterized by a sharp change in the lapse rate and varying in altitude from about 18 km above the equator to 6 km at the Poles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TROPOPAUSE


aeropause
ˈɛərəˌpɔːz
andropause
ˈændrəʊˌpɔːz
diapause
ˈdaɪəˌpɔːz
heliopause
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌpɔːz
ionopause
aɪˈɒnəˌpɔːz
magnetopause
mæɡˈniːtəˌpɔːz
menopause
ˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz
mesopause
ˈmɛsəʊˌpɔːz
pause
pɔːz
perimenopause
ˌpɛrɪˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz
stratopause
ˈstrætəˌpɔːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TROPOPAUSE

tropism
tropismatic
tropist
tropistic
tropocollagen
tropologic
tropological
tropologically
tropologies
tropology
tropomyosin
troponin
tropophilous
tropophyte
tropophytic
troposcatter
troposphere
tropospheric
tropotaxis
troppo

WORDS THAT END LIKE TROPOPAUSE

applause
arbitration clause
because
cause
clause
dependent clause
escalation clause
escape clause
first cause
grandfather clause
just cause
lost cause
main clause
male menopause
opt-out clause
probable cause
relative clause
root cause
sub-clause
subordinate clause

Synonyms and antonyms of tropopause in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tropopause» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TROPOPAUSE

Find out the translation of tropopause to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tropopause from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tropopause» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对流层顶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tropopausa
570 millions of speakers

English

tropopause
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tropopause
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التروبوبوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тропопауза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tropopausa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tropopause
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tropopause
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tropopause
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tropopause
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対流圏界面
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대류권 계면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tropopause
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tropopause
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tropopause
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रोपोपॉप्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tropopause
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tropopausa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tropopauzy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тропопауза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tropopauzei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τροπόπαυση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tropopouse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tropopause
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tropopausen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tropopause

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TROPOPAUSE»

The term «tropopause» is regularly used and occupies the 77.198 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TROPOPAUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tropopause

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TROPOPAUSE»

Discover the use of tropopause in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tropopause and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Climate of the Earth
In the tropical atmosphere, extending about 25 to 30 degrees on either side of the equator, the troposphere is thick, the tropopause is high and consequently cold, and the temperature generally increases immediately above the tropopause ...
Paul E. Lydolph, 1985
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Stratosphere Troposphere Interactions: An Introduction
The tropopause region exhibits a complex interplay between dynamics, transport, radiation, chemistry, and microphysics. This is particularly highlighted in the case of ozone and water vapor, which provide much of the climate sensitivity in this ...
K. Mohanakumar, 2008
3
Principles of Meteorological Analysis
Statistics of this type will be an objective aid for locating fronts in any type of chart, but still the greatest difficulty conies in analysis near the ground. 6.24. Discontinuities at the tropopause. — The tropopause is assumed a first-order discontinuity ...
Walter J. Saucier, 2003
4
Field Studies of Ice Supersaturations in the Tropical ...
At the levels of the atmosphere near the tropopause, the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere, temperatures are low and water exists in solid form as cirrus ice clouds and as vapor. Clouds represent the largest uncertainty ...
Robert Francis Troy, 2007
5
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling
The tropopause is the upper boundary of the troposphere. Formally, it is defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as the lowest altitude at which the lapse rate (rate of decrease of temperature with increasing height) decreases  ...
Mark Zachary Jacobson, 1999
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Weather Analysis and Forecasting: Applying Satellite Water ...
of the troposphere associated with an upper-level positive PV anomaly, referred to as a tropopause dynamic anomaly. as we have seen previously. In particular, the iso- contours are attracted toward the anomaly. If the synoptic flow is a zonal ...
Patrick Santurette, Christo G. Georgiev, 2005
7
JAR Professional Pilot Studies
The Atmosphere Thermosphere Tropopause Stratopause Mesopause 80 km - 56.5 Troposphere 26500 ft (8 km) 53000 ft (16 km) Mesosphere 50 km Stratosphere 11km Troposphere The tropopause is where most jets operate, but you won't ...
Phil Croucher, 2004
8
Weather and Climate
In the tropical atmosphere. extending about 25 to 30 degrees on either side of the equator, the troposphere is thick, the tropopause is high and consequently cold, and the temperature generally increases immediately above the tropopause ...
Paul E. Lydolph, 1985
9
New Scientist
The boundary between the troposphere and stratosphere is called the tropopause. As Figure 1 shows, in temperate latitudes the tropopause is at about 10 km (33,000 ft) and the stratosphere has a temperature of about — 50 C. Both are ...
10
A World of Weather: Fundamentals of Meteorology: a Text/ ...
Indeed, the altitude of the tropopause, the transition zone between the troposphere and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with increasing altitude due to the absorption of ultraviolet radiation by ozone) varies from more than 16 km ...
Lee M. Grenci, Jon M. Nese, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TROPOPAUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tropopause is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Volcanic Eruptions Slow Down Climate Change Temporarily
The study uses data from the tropopause region up to 35 km altitude, where the former is found between 8 km (poles) and 17 km (equator) altitude. «reportingclimatescience.com, Jul 15»
2
NASA Wraps Up ATTREX Mission
Through NASA's Airborne Tropical Tropopause Experiment, or ATTREX, which wrapped up in March, the NASA Global Hawk enabled scientists to study this ... «Inside Unmanned Systems, Apr 15»
3
シアターブルック「TROPOPAUSE」再現ライブ&タイジFMセッション
シアターブルックが名盤再現ライブシリーズ「HMV GET BACK SESSION」に登場。1997年発表のアルバム「TROPOPAUSE」を収録曲順通りに演奏する。 このライブは6 ... «ナタリー, Apr 15»
4
NASA's airborne science mission, ATTREX begins final flights
NASA's Global Hawk aircraft takes off from its base operations in Edwards, California, to fly near the equator over the Pacific Ocean in the tropical tropopause ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Mar 15»
5
The upcoming Boston blizzard may be equivalent to Category 2 …
The storm will be aided in its development by a phenomenon known as a tropopause fold, which occurs when the boundary between the troposphere and the ... «Mashable, Feb 15»
6
Air France A332 over Tanzania on Feb 12th 2012, severe …
The vertical development of a cumulonimbus is generally limited by the tropopause, whose altitude is between the FL500 and FL600 in the inter-tropical ... «The Aviation Herald, Jul 14»
7
Photos show towering hailstorms over South Carolina
"This is the anvil and it normally forms at the tropopause ( boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere) where the surrounding air is warmer. «KATU, May 14»
8
The Cold Trap: How It Works
This process becomes very intense at the so-called tropopause (17-10 km above ... problems ascending through the tropopause cold trap into the stratosphere. «Discovery Institute, May 14»
9
Researchers Find New Phenomenon In Atmosphere
Due to the formation of cirrus ( = ice ) clouds at the tropical tropopause extremely cold case a majority of the water-soluble chemical substances is removed from ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Apr 14»
10
NASA Completes Global Hawk ATTREX Flights For 2014
Predictions of stratospheric humidity changes are uncertain because of gaps in the understanding of the physical processes occurring in the tropical tropopause ... «Space Daily, Mar 14»

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