plasmasphere

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Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)

Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der.

Late Latin plasmader.

English plasma

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor.

Latin sphaera

Late Latin sphērader.

Old French spherebor.

Middle English spere

English sphere

English -sphere

English plasmasphere

From plasma + -sphere.

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Noun

plasmasphere (plural plasmaspheres)

1. The inner region of the magnetosphere, containing relatively cold, dense plasma, above the ionosphere

Derived terms

• plasmaspheric