magnetosphere

Definitions of magnetosphere
  1. noun
    the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field
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    type of:
    flux, magnetic field, magnetic flux
    the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
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