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magnetosphere Definition

mag·neto·sphere (mag nēt′ō sfir′, -nēt′ə-; --net′-)

noun

that region surrounding a planet in which the planet's magnetic field is stronger than the interplanetary field: the solar wind gives it a cometlike shape with the tail extending from the night side of the planet for vast distances

Etymology: magneto- + -sphere

magnetosphere Related Forms
mag·ne′·to·spher′ic (---sfer′ik, -sfir′-) adjective
magnetosphere Usage Examples

Possessives

  • earth: The IMAGE web site discusses NASA's mission dedicated to imaging the Earth's magnetosphere.

Converse of object

  • have: In 1959, Dr. Van Allen discovered that the Earth has a magnetosphere.
  • call: The main difficulty arises from the rapidly varying magnetic fields which originate in a region of near-Earth space called the magnetosphere.

Adjective modifier

  • Jovian: Apart from the Solar Wind, the Jovian magnetosphere is the largest structure in our Solar System.
  • outer: Plasma flows in the dayside outer magnetosphere; the plasma rotates with the planet every 10 hours.
  • inner: The mission will apply techniques developed for Cluster to resolve spatial and temporal structure in the inner magnetosphere for the first time.
  • middle: Changes in magnetic field geometry while the spacecraft is traversing the transition region between the outer and middle magnetosphere are also considered.
  • planetary: Music Of The Spheres: January 2004 The Universe has its own heavenly sounds, such as pulsars, planetary magnetospheres and solar winds.
  • terrestrial: Possible applications to observations in the terrestrial magnetosphere are discussed.

Modifies a noun

  • particle: Magnetosphere particle showers finally the field the depression i'm.
  • shower: Magnetosphere particle showers finally the field the depression i'm.

Noun used with modifier

  • pulsar: The amount of braking can be related to the number of charges leaving the pulsar magnetosphere.