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plasmapause

[ plaz-muh-pawz ]
/ ˈplæz məˌpɔz /

noun Astronomy.

the boundary of the plasmasphere, where the particle density decreases very rapidly.

Nearby words

  1. plasmacytosis,
  2. plasmagel,
  3. plasmagene,
  4. plasmalemma,
  5. plasmalogen,
  6. plasmapheresis,
  7. plasmapheretic,
  8. plasmasol,
  9. plasmasphere,
  10. plasmatic

Origin of plasmapause

First recorded in 1965–70; plasma + pause
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