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solar wind

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
so-lar wind
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.

Inflected Forms

solar winds (plural)

Phrases

solar magnetosphere termination shock

Frequently Paired Words

solar magnetosphere heliosphere heliosheath heliopause termination shock

Questions

What does solar wind mean?
The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona, they are moving at speeds higher than the solar escape velocity.

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