heliosphere
See also: héliosphère
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Noun
heliosphere (plural heliospheres)
- (astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- inner heliosphere
- outer heliosphere
Coordinate terms
- bow shock
- heliopause
- heliosheath
- termination shock
- solar magnetosphere
- solar wind
Derived terms
Translations
region of space
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See also
- stellar magnetosphere
- stellar wind
Further reading
- heliosphere on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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