Magnetosphere

noun

/mæɡ.ˈni.tə.ˌsfɪr/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounThe comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.

Synonyms

nightside dayside jovian ionosphere magnetosheath magnetoplasma geomagnetism metamagnet magnetic field magnetoplasmaron magnetism magnetometry

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