MAGNETOSPHERE


Meaning of MAGNETOSPHERE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mag-ˈnē-tə-ˌsfir, -ˈne- ]

noun

Date: 1959

: a region of space surrounding a celestial object (as a planet or star) that is dominated by the object's magnetic field so that charged particles are trapped in it

• mag·ne·to·spher·ic -ˌnē-tə-ˈsfir-ik, -ˈsfer- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.