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noun
Synonym of geocorona; a layer of the atmosphere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Earth's atmosphere
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Synonyms: geocorona
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Analogs of the geocorona
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: plasma physics; space physics; plasma physics; space physics
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From proton + -o- + -sphere. From the content of this layer of the atmosphere being primarily protons (“positively ionized protium isotope of hydrogen”).
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
