heliosphere

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

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heliosphere heliospheres

From helio- + -sphere.

heliospheric

inner heliosphere outer heliosphere

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