tropopause

n. 对流层顶 [医] 对流层顶(气象)

词形变化

tropopauses 复数 tropopauses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The zone of transition between the troposphere and the stratosphere (approximately 13 kilometers). The tropopause normally occurs at an altitude of between 25,000 and 45,000 feet in polar and temperate zones. It occurs at 55,000 feet in the tropics.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

layer

整体词 1

troposphere

词源

From tropo- (“troposphere”) + -pause (“discontinuance”).

来源：wiktionary