heliosheath
English
noun
Definitions
- (astronomy) A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.
Etymology
Prefix from English sheath.
Origin
English
sheath
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astrosheath English
- desheath English
- exsheath English
- insheath English
- magnetosheath English
- presheath English
- resheath English
- rhizosheath English
- sheath English
- sheathbill English
- sheather English
- sheathless English
- sheathlike English
- sheathotomy English
- sheathy English
- unsheath English
- sheth Middle English