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magnetosheath

[ mag-nee-tuh-sheeth ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. the region between the magnetopause of the earth or of some other planet and the shock front caused by the solar wind.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetosheath1

First recorded in 1965–70; magneto- + sheath

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