radiation belt
radiation belt noun: a region of high-energy charged particles which partly surrounds a planet or star, trapped by its magnetic field and characterized by intense radiation.
Noun
radiation belt (plural radiation belts)
- A region of high-energy charged particles which partly surrounds a planet or star, trapped by its magnetic field and characterized by intense radiation.
- Radiation belts have been found circling all the planets in the Solar System that have a strong magnetic field, namely Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Earth.2003, Marshall Cavendish Corporation, How It Works: Science and Technology, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 1899
radiation belt meaning in Tamil
radiation belt in Tamil
- கதிர்வீச்சு வளையம், கதிரியக்க வளையம்
Forms of radiation belt
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Words formed from radiation belt
Questions about radiation belt
- What does radiation belt mean?
- Radiation belt means a region of high-energy charged particles which partly surrounds a planet or star, trapped by its magnetic field and characterized by intense radiation.
- What is radiation belt in Tamil?
- Radiation belt in Tamil is கதிர்வீச்சு வளையம், கதிரியக்க வளையம். See Radiation belt meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is radiation belt?
- Radiation belt is a noun.
- What is the plural of radiation belt?
- The plural of radiation belt is radiation belts.
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