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| Domain | Definition |
Solar | The boundary layer between the SOLAR WIND and the MAGNETO- SPHERE. (references) |
Space | The location in space where Earth's magnetic field balances the pressure of the solar wind. It is located about 63,000 km from Earth in the direction of the Sun, or about 1/6th the distance to the moon's orbit. (references) |
| The boundary of the magnetosphere, separating plasma attached to Earth from the one flowing with the solar wind. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In planetological terms, the magnetopause is the location where the outward magnetic pressure of the Earth's magnetic field is counterbalanced by the solar wind, a plasma. Most of the solar particles are deflected to either side of the magnetopause, much like water is deflected before the bow of a ship. However, some particles become trapped within the Earth's magnetic field and form radiation belts.
See also heliopause, magnetosphere, shock wave and solar system, Van Allen radiation belt.
For applications to spacecraft propulsion see magnetic sail.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Magnetopause."
Crosswords: MAGNETOPAUSE |
| Specialty definitions using "MAGNETOPAUSE": bow shock ♦ Magnetosheath. (references) |
| "MAGNETOPAUSE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "MAGNETOPAUSE" is used about 21 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 21 | 76,261 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "MAGNETOPAUSE": Magnetopause-to-Aurora. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "MAGNETOPAUSE": magnetopauses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-g-m-n-o-p-s-t-u" | |
-3 letters: menopause. | |
-4 letters: agametes, amputees, augments, emanates, eupnoeas, gemstone, magentas, magnates, magnetos, manatees, manteaus, megatons, montages, mutagens, nametags, nauseate, pageants, pantoums, peonages, postgame, seamount, stumpage. | |
-5 letters: aeneous, agamete, agamous, agnates, amongst, amounts, amputee, anapest, apnoeas, apogean, apogees, augment, automan, automen, emanate, enemata, eupneas, eupnoea, gametes, gateaus, gateman, gatemen, gemotes, genomes, gestapo, goatees, guanase, magenta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-g-m-n-o-p-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: magnetopauses. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 41 47 4E 45 54 4F 50 41 55 53 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- --. -. . - --- .--. .- ..- ... . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01000001 01000111 01001110 01000101 01010100 01001111 01010000 01000001 01010101 01010011 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M A G N E T O P A U S E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0041 0047 004E 0045 0054 004F 0050 0041 0055 0053 0045 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)473541483954495035555339 |
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