English Explanatory Dictionary

heliosheath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heliosheath.wav

Word forms

heliosheath heliosheaths

Etymology

From helio- + sheath.

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