heliopause

he·li·o·pause

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-uh-pawz]
- /ˈhi li əˌpɔz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-uh-pawz]
- /ˈhi li əˌpɔz/

Definitions of heliopause word

noun heliopause the boundary of the heliosphere. 1
noun heliopause the boundary between the region of space dominated by the solar wind and the interstellar medium 0
noun heliopause the outer boundary of the heliosphere 0
noun heliopause (astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium. 0

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Origin of heliopause

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; helio- + pause

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Parts of speech for Heliopause

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heliopause

heliopause popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heliopause usage trend in Literature

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