Magnetosphere Definition

măg-nētō-sfîr
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.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
magnetosphere
Plural:
magnetospheres

Origin of Magnetosphere

  • magneto- +"Ž -sphere

    From Wiktionary

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