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magnetosphere

/mæɡˈni.təˌsfɪr/

magnetosphere noun: the 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.

magnetosphere: the comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or...
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Noun

magnetosphere (plural magnetospheres)

  1. The 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.
    • We derive rotation periods, photometric activity indices, flaring energies, mass loss rates, gyrochronological ages, X-ray luminosities and consider implications for the planetary magnetospheres and habitability.2015, D. J. Armstrong, C. E. Pugh, A.-M. Broomhall, D. J. A. Brown, M. N. Lund, H. P. Osborn, D. L. Pollacco, “The Host Stars of Keplers Habitable Exoplanets: Superflares, Rotation and Activity”, in...
    • One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30

magnetosphere meaning in Tagalog and Vietnamese

magnetosphere in Tagalog

region around a planet
balnibulog

magnetosphere in Vietnamese

region around a planet
từ quyển

Forms of magnetosphere

pluralmagnetospheres

Origin of magnetosphere

From magneto- + -sphere.

Words formed from magnetosphere

Questions about magnetosphere

What does magnetosphere mean?
Magnetosphere means the 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.
What is magnetosphere in Tagalog?
Magnetosphere in Tagalog is balnibulog. See Magnetosphere meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is magnetosphere?
Magnetosphere is a noun.
How do you pronounce magnetosphere?
Magnetosphere is pronounced /mæɡˈni.təˌsfɪr/.
What is the plural of magnetosphere?
The plural of magnetosphere is magnetospheres.

Words near magnetosphere in the dictionary

  1. magnetosomal
  2. magnetosome
  3. magnetosomes
  4. magnetosonic
  5. magnetospectroscopy
  6. magnetosphere
  7. magnetospheres
  8. magnetospheric
  9. magnetospherically
  10. magnetostatic
  11. magnetostatically

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