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1. (n.) magnetosphere
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.
2. magnetosphere
such a region of another planet.
Etymology: (1959)
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1. (noun) magnetosphere
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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