heliosphere

See also: héliosphère

English

Etymology

helio- +‎ -sphere

Pronunciation

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Noun

heliosphere (plural heliospheres)

(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

Hypernyms

astrosphere

Hyponyms

inner heliosphere
outer heliosphere

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

heliospheric

Translations

region of space

Catalan: heliosfera f
Danish: heliosfære (da) c
Finnish: heliosfääri (fi)
French: héliosphère (fr) f
Galician: heliosfera (gl) f
German: Heliosphäre (de) f
Greek: ηλιόσφαιρα (el) f (iliósfaira)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: heliosfære m

Nynorsk: heliosfære m
Polish: heliosfera (pl) f
Swedish: heliosfär (sv) c

See also

stellar magnetosphere
stellar wind

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