- electrojet
- noun Date: 1955 a concentration of atmospheric electric current found in the regions of strong auroral displays and along the magnetic equator
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
electrojet
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électrojet — ● électrojet nom masculin Courant électrique atmosphérique. ● électrojet (expressions) nom masculin Électrojet équatorial, courant ionosphérique responsable de variations du champ magnétique terrestre à basse altitude … Encyclopédie Universelle
electrojet — [ē lek′trō jet΄, ilek′trō jet΄; ē lek′trə jet΄, i lek′trəjet΄] n. a narrow, high velocity stream of electric energy that girdles the earth in the ionosphere above the magnetic equator and near the auroral displays … English World dictionary
Electrojet — An electroject is an electric current which travels around the E region of the Earth s ionosphere. There are three electrojets: above the magnetic equator (the equatorial electrojet), and near the Northern and Southern Polar Circles (the Auroral… … Wikipedia
Électrojet équatorial — ● Électrojet équatorial courant ionosphérique responsable de variations du champ magnétique terrestre à basse altitude … Encyclopédie Universelle
electrojet etching — elektrolitinis čiurkšlinis ėsdinimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. electrojet etching vok. elektrolythisches Strömungsätzen, n; elektrolythisches Ätzen durch Strömung, n rus. электролитическое струйное травление, n pranc.… … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
electrojet — /i lek treuh jet /, n. Geophysics. a current of ions existing in the upper atmosphere, moving with respect to the surface of the earth, and causing various auroral phenomena. [1950 55; ELECTRO + JET1] * * * streaming movement of charged… … Universalium
electrojet — noun an intense electric current occurring in the lower ionosphere in the region of strong auroral displays … English new terms dictionary
electrojet — e•lec•tro•jet [[t]ɪˈlɛk trəˌdʒɛt[/t]] n. phs a current of ions in the upper atmosphere that moves with respect to the surface of the earth and causes various auroral phenomena • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
electrojet — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ noun Etymology: electr + jet : an overhead concentration of electric current that is restricted laterally so that in its effects it resembles a line current, that is found in the regions of strong auroral displays and along the… … Useful english dictionary
Equatorial electrojet — thumb|400px|A snap shot of the Earth’s magnetic field at 400 Km altitude due to the ionsopheric current systems. The equatorial intensification of the magnetic field is due to Equatorial Electrojet (EEJ). EEJ peaks over Indian ocean region at… … Wikipedia
