heliosphere

See also: héliosphère

English

Etymology

helio- +‎ -sphere

Noun

heliosphere (plural heliospheres)

(astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

Hypernyms

astrosphere

Coordinate terms

bow shock
heliopause
heliosheath
inner heliosphere
termination shock
solar magnetosphere
solar wind

Derived terms

heliospheric

Translations

region of space

Catalan: heliosfera f
Finnish: heliosfääri (fi)
French: héliosphère (fr) f

Galician: heliosfera (gl) f
German: Heliosphäre (de) f
Greek: ηλιόσφαιρα (el) f (iliósfaira)
Polish: heliosfera (pl) f

See also

stellar magnetosphere
stellar wind

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