- magnetic storm
- noun Date: circa 1855 a marked temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field held to be related to sunspots
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Magnetic storm — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Magnetic storm — Magnetic Mag*net ic, Magnetical Mag*net ic*al, a. [L. magneticus: cf. F. magn[ e]tique.] 1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magnetic storm — n. A sudden disturbance of the earth s magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magnetic storm — ► NOUN ▪ a disturbance of the magnetic field of the earth … English terms dictionary
magnetic storm — n. a worldwide disturbance of the earth s magnetic field, caused by solar flares and sunspots … English World dictionary
magnetic storm — noun a sudden disturbance of the earth s magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun • Hypernyms: ↑perturbation, ↑disturbance * * * magˌnetic ˈstorm 7 [magnetic storm] noun a situation in which the ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnetic storm — magnetinė audra statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. magnetic storm vok. magneitischer Sturm, m rus. магнитная буря, f pranc. orage magnétique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
magnetic storm — magnetinė audra statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Stiprus neperiodinis Žemės magnetinio lauko elementų sutrikimas, trunkantis nuo kelių valandų iki kelių parų. Būna visoje Žemėje. Sukelia Saulės vėjo (elektringųjų dalelių… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Magnetic storm (disambiguation) — Magnetic storm can refer to: A geomagnetic storm Magnetic Storm (book), the title of a book of paintings by Roger Dean Magnetic Storm (film), the title of an hourlong PBS NOVA documentary about Earth s changing magnetic fields This disambiguation … Wikipedia
magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth s magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun. Also called geomagnetic storm. [1855 60] * * * ▪ atmospheric science disturbance of the Earth s upper atmosphere… … Universalium
magnetic storm — magnet′ic storm′ n. mer a disturbance of the earth s magnetic field induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun … From formal English to slang
