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magnetosphere

mag·ne·tosp·here

UK/mæɡˈni.təˌsfɪr/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From magneto- + -sphere.

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