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Alfven surface

Alfven surface noun: the outer edge of the corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (heliosphere, astrosphere), where Alfven waves transition into stellar wind (solar wind).

Noun

Alfven surface (plural Alfven surfaces)

  1. (stellar astronomy) The outer edge of the corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (heliosphere, astrosphere), where Alfven waves transition into stellar wind (solar wind).

Forms of Alfven surface

pluralAlfven surfaces
alternative formAlfvén surface

Origin of Alfven surface

Named after H.O.G. Alfvén.

Questions about Alfven surface

What does Alfven surface mean?
Alfven surface means the outer edge of the corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (heliosphere, astrosphere), where Alfven waves transition into stellar wind (solar wind).
What part of speech is Alfven surface?
Alfven surface is a noun.
What is the plural of Alfven surface?
The plural of Alfven surface is Alfven surfaces.

Words near Alfven surface in the dictionary

  1. Alfuros
  2. Alfurs
  3. alfuzosin
  4. alfuzosine
  5. Alfven
  6. Alfven surface
  7. Alfven surfaces
  8. Alfven wave
  9. Alfven waves
  10. Alfvenic
  11. Alfvén

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