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thermopause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mopause
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.

Etymology

From thermo- + -pause.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

thermopauses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mesopause stratopause thermosphere tropopause

Synonyms

exobase

Questions

What does thermopause mean?
The boundary between the thermosphere and the exosphere in a planetary atmosphere.
Where does thermopause come from?
From thermo- + -pause.

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