Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesopause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mesopause
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -pause English mesopause From meso- (“middle”) + -pause (“boundary”).

Inflected Forms

mesopauses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does mesopause mean?: In the atmosphere, the boundary between the mesosphere and the thermosphere or ionosphere and the boundary where the temperature reaches its minimum value.
Where does mesopause come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English -pause English mesopause From meso- (“middle”) + -pause (“boundary”).

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