stratopause
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stratopause
[′strad·ə‚pȯz] (meteorology)
The boundary or zone of transition separating the stratosphere and the mesosphere; it marks a reversal of temperature change with altitude.
stratopause
The upper boundary of the stratosphere and the one dividing the stratosphere from the mesosphere. See stratosphere.