Magnetosphere

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  magnetosphere \mag*net"o*sphere\, n.
     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.
     [WordNet 1.6]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  magnetosphere
       n : 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