Definition of heliosphere in English:
heliosphere
noun ˈhiːlɪəʊsfɪəˈhiliəˌsfɪr
Astronomy The region of space, encompassing the solar system, in which the solar wind has a significant influence.
Example sentencesExamples
- Bolstering that view, simple models of the heliosphere require that the magnetic field intensifies in regions where the solar wind slows.
- Its measurements show that the fast wind predominates in the heliosphere, which is a huge bubble blown into interstellar space by the Sun's outpourings, and extending far beyond the outermost planets.
- The fast solar wind from the polar regions flowed uniformly to fill a large fraction of the heliosphere, and variability was confined to a narrow region around the solar equator.
- Because it remains beyond Earth's orbit, the heliosphere continues to deflect dust particles away from the planet.
- Voyager 1 has left the termination shock to enter the heliosphere, a region still influenced by the solar wind.
Derivatives
adjective
Astronomy These are charged particles travelling through space that are constrained to travel along the galactic and heliospheric magnetic field lines, like on rails.
Example sentencesExamples
- The solar and heliospheric research communities are dedicated to promoting enhanced understanding of, and predictive capabilities for, solar disturbances that propagate to the Earth.
- Smith was chosen ‘for his pioneering studies of the solar and heliospheric magnetic fields in deep space and of planetary magnetic fields and their interaction with the solar wind.’
Definition of heliosphere in US English:
heliosphere
nounˈhēlēəˌsfirˈhiliəˌsfɪr
Astronomy The region of space, encompassing the solar system, in which the solar wind has a significant influence.
Example sentencesExamples
- Voyager 1 has left the termination shock to enter the heliosphere, a region still influenced by the solar wind.
- Its measurements show that the fast wind predominates in the heliosphere, which is a huge bubble blown into interstellar space by the Sun's outpourings, and extending far beyond the outermost planets.
- Bolstering that view, simple models of the heliosphere require that the magnetic field intensifies in regions where the solar wind slows.
- The fast solar wind from the polar regions flowed uniformly to fill a large fraction of the heliosphere, and variability was confined to a narrow region around the solar equator.
- Because it remains beyond Earth's orbit, the heliosphere continues to deflect dust particles away from the planet.