magnetosheath
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The region of space between the magnetopause and the bow shock of a planet's magnetosphere
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Old French magnetebor. ▲ Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet English magnet- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English magneto- English sheath English magnetosheath From magneto- + sheath.