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protonosphere

protonosphere noun: synonym of geocorona; a layer of the atmosphere.

Noun

protonosphere (plural protonospheres)

  1. (uncountable, Earth's atmosphere) Synonym of geocorona; a layer of the atmosphere.
    Synonyms:
    geocorona
  2. (countable, plasma physics, space physics) Analogs of the geocorona

Synonyms of protonosphere

Forms of protonosphere

pluralprotonospheres

Origin of protonosphere

From proton + -o- + -sphere. From the content of this layer of the atmosphere being primarily protons (“positively ionized protium isotope of hydrogen”).

Questions about protonosphere

What does protonosphere mean?
Protonosphere means synonym of geocorona; a layer of the atmosphere.
What part of speech is protonosphere?
Protonosphere is a noun.
What is the plural of protonosphere?
The plural of protonosphere is protonospheres.

Words near protonosphere in the dictionary

  1. protonolysis
  2. protonolytic
  3. protonophore
  4. protonophores
  5. protonophoric
  6. protonosphere
  7. protonospheres
  8. protonotaries
  9. protonotary
  10. protons
  11. protonym

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