Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homopause

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mopause
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The level of an atmosphere below which its constituent molecules are well mixed

Example Sentences

"The H#95;3#43; peak in EGPs with upper atmospheres where H#95;2 is dissociated under strong stellar illumination is pushed to altitudes below the homopause, where this ion is likely to be destroyed through reactions with heavy species."

Etymology

From homo- + pause.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo

Inflected Forms

homopauses (plural)

Questions

What does homopause mean?: The level of an atmosphere below which its constituent molecules are well mixed
Where does homopause come from?: From homo- + pause.

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