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heliopause

he·lio·pause

UK/ˈhiː.li.ə.pɔːz/ US/ˈhɛ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

the boundary marking the edge of the sun''s influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet

Origin

From helio- + -pause.

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