Definitions for magnetospheremægˈni təˌsfɪər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•ne•to•spheremægˈni təˌsfɪər(n.)
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.
Category: Astronomy
such a region of another planet.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of magnetosphere:
1959
mag•ne`to•spher′ic-ˈsfɛr ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
magnetosphere(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
Wiktionary
magnetosphere(Noun)
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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