layer vs tropopause

tropopause vs layer

layer and tropopause both are nouns.

layer is a verb but tropopause is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
layer	Yes	No	Yes	No
tropopause	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tropopause is a hyponym of layer; that is, tropopause is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than layer:

layer: a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
tropopause: the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere

Other hyponyms of layer include stratum, asthenosphere, chromosphere, crust, Earth's crust, exosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, lower mantle, mantle, mesosphere, ozone layer, ozonosphere, stratosphere, Earth's surface, surface, thermosphere, troposphere, upper mantle, cell wall, snow.

layer (noun)	tropopause (noun)
thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells	the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
a hen that lays eggs
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

layer (verb)	tropopause (verb)
make or form a layer

Difference between layer and tropopause

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