magnetopause

[ mag-nee-tuh-pawz ]
/ mægˈni təˌpɔz /

noun Astronomy.

the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
a similar feature of some other planet.

Origin of magnetopause

First recorded in 1960–65; magneto- + pause

Words nearby magnetopause

magnetomotive, magnetomotive force, magneton, magnetooptic, magnetooptics, magnetopause, magnetoplasmadynamics, magnetoresistance, magnetorheology, magnetosheath, magnetosphere