magnetospheres

noun

Meaning

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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Related words

pulsar(English)magnetics(English)magnetization(English)magnetisation(English)magnetopause(English)magnetical(English)magnetic field(English)magnetometric(English)

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