magnetosphere: Meaning and Definition of
mag•ne•to•sphere
Pronunciation: (mag-nē'tu-sfēr"), [key]
— n. Astron.
- the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Cf.
- such a region of another planet: Jupiter's magnetosphere.
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