单词 | magnetic storm |
释义 | > as lemmasmagnetic storm magnetic storm n. [after German magnetische Gewitter (A. von Humboldt 1830, in Ann. der Physik 19 358)] = geomagnetic storm n. at geomagnetic adj. Compounds; (also) a solar flare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > earth magnetism > [noun] > disturbance magnetic storm1836 1836 D. Brewster tr. A. von Humboldt in London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 9 44 These vagaries of the needle..appeared to me the effect of a reaction of the interior of the earth towards the surface; I should venture to say, of magnetic storms, which indicate a rapid change of tension. 1859 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 745/1 The effects of this magnetic storm were apparent upon the wires during a considerable portion of Saturday evening. 1883 A. Domett Ranolf & Amohia (rev. ed.) I. i. vi. 107 Those dumb magnetic storms—Auroras lovelier than our sanguine dreams. 1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 51 There may be a connection between the appearance of sun-spots and the phenomenon known as a ‘magnetic storm’ on the earth. 1973 H. Carruth Coll. Poems (1992) 96 The silent magnetic storm that destroys the stars and flickers around our heads. 1991 C. A. Ronan Nat. Hist. Universe 196/3 Solar magnetic storms upset the ionosphere and so cause radio fade-outs. magnetic storm e. magnetic storm: see magnetic adj. and n. Compounds. < as lemmas |
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