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ionopause

[ahy-on-uh-pawz]
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noun
  1. the transitional zone between the ionosphere and the mesosphere.
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Origin of ionopause

iono- + pause
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British Dictionary definitions for ionopause

ionopause

noun
  1. the transitional zone in the atmosphere between the ionosphere and the exosphere, about 644 km (400 miles) from the earth's surface
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