heliosphere

See also: héliosphère

English

Etymology

From helio- +‎ -sphere.

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Noun

heliosphere (plural heliospheres)

1. (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.

   Hypernym: astrosphere

   Hyponyms: inner heliosphere, outer heliosphere

   Hyponyms: bow shock, heliopause, heliosheath, termination shock, solar magnetosphere, solar wind

   • 2023, Martin MacInnes, In Ascension, Atlantic Books, page 397:

     The heliosphere isn’t really a sphere at all, more an elongated teardrop shape.

Derived terms

• inner heliosphere
• outer heliosphere

Related terms

• heliospheric

Translations

region of space

• Catalan: heliosfera f
• Danish: heliosfære (da) c
• Finnish: heliosfääri (fi)
• French: héliosphère (fr) f
• Galician: heliosfera (gl) f
• German: Heliosphäre (de) f
• Greek: ηλιόσφαιρα (el) f (iliósfaira)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: heliosfære m

  Nynorsk: heliosfære m

• Polish: heliosfera (pl) f
• Portuguese: heliosfera (pt) f
• Spanish: heliosfera (es) f
• Swedish: heliosfär (sv) c