magnetosphere
IPA: mˈægnʌtʌsfɪr
noun
- (physics) 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.
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Examples of "magnetosphere" in Sentences
- Inside a planetary magnetosphere.
- Magnetic field and magnetosphere.
- Solar wind and the magnetosphere.
- ENA detection in Earth's magnetosphere.
- It forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere.
- Components of the induced magnetosphere are shown.
- The magnetosphere is lopsided due to the solar wind.
- It separates the magnetosheath and the magnetosphere.
- GEOTAIL is a satellite observing the Earth's magnetosphere.
- They also contributed to the discovery of the magnetosphere.