First Known Use: 1918
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tropopause
noun tro·po·pause \ˈtrō-pə-ˌpȯz, ˈträ-\
Definition of TROPOPAUSE
: the region at the top of the troposphere; also : a comparable layer of a celestial body
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Origin of TROPOPAUSE
International Scientific Vocabulary troposphere + pause
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