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heliosheath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-liosheath
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English sheath English heliosheath From helio- + sheath.

Inflected Forms

heliosheaths (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heliosphere heliopause termination shock stellar magnetosphere stellar wind

Questions

What does heliosheath mean?
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.
Where does heliosheath come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- English sheath English heliosheath From helio- + sheath.

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