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radiation belt
radiation belt
noun
- a region in the magnetosphere of a planet in which charged particles are trapped by the planet's magnetic field, an example being the earth's Van Allen belts
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radiation belt1
First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences
Juno’s hardware was specially designed to help protect it from the extreme radiation belts created by Jupiter.
Staying far enough up to maintain orbit, they were close enough to be below the planet's radiation belt.
From Project Gutenberg
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