mesopause

noun

me·so·pause ˈme-zə-ˌpȯz

ˈmē-,

-sə-

: the upper boundary of the mesosphere where the temperature of the atmosphere reaches its lowest point

Examples of mesopause in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Visit the burial site of Ham the Astrochimp, a fetching primate who uneventfully but quite involuntarily plunged through the mesopause himself in 1961. —

John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023 This altitude corresponds with the mesopause, which is the outermost physical boundary of Earth's atmosphere where meteors typically burn up. —

Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2021 Aura satellite showed temperatures near the mesopause increased in the past few days and are about average for this time of year. —

Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 1 July 2022

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