magnetosphere

See also: magnétosphère

English

The magnetosphere of Earth.

Etymology

magneto- +‎ -sphere

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæɡ.ˈni.tə.ˌsfɪr/
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Noun

magnetosphere (plural magnetospheres)

(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.

Derived terms

magnetospheric

Translations

region around a planet

Basque: magnetosfera (eu)
Catalan: magnetosfera f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 磁氣圈／磁气圈 (zh) (cíqìquān), 磁層／磁层 (zh) (cícéng)
Czech: magnetosféra (cs) f
Finnish: magnetosfääri (fi)
French: magnétosphère (fr) f
Galician: magnetosfera (gl) f
German: Magnetosphäre (de) f
Italian: magnetosfera (it) f
Japanese: 磁気圏 (じきけん, jikiken)
Korean: 자기권 (jagigwon)
Portuguese: magnetosfera f
Russian: магнитосфе́ра (ru) f (magnitosféra)
Spanish: magnetosfera f
Tagalog: balnibulog
Turkish: magnetosfer
Vietnamese: quyển từ

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