magnetopause

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mag nē′tə pôz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mag•ne•to•pause  (mag nē′tə pôz′),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]
  1. Astronomythe boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, ab. 40,000 mi. (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  2. a similar feature of some other planet.
  • magneto- + pause 1960–65

'magnetopause' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
magnetosheath - magnetosphere

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