Local Hot Bubble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A supershell surrounding the Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy. A region of low density hot gas in the zone of space in the Galaxy immediately surrounding the Solar System.

Word forms

Local Hot Bubble

Etymology

local + hot + bubble. From being a bubble of hot gas in local space.

Synonyms

Derived words

LHB
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