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What is the noun for heliopause?

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heliosheath
  1. (astronomy) A zone between the termination shock and the heliopause, in the heliosphere, at the outer border of the Solar System, where the solar wind is dramatically slower than within the termination shock.
heliosphere
  1. (astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The sun protects us from cosmic rays and dust from beyond the solar system by enveloping us in the heliosphere.”
      “The two Voyagers are located in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, where the solar wind is slowed by the pressure of interstellar gas.”
      “Images from the Ion and Neutral Camera suggest that the heliosphere may not have the comet-like shape predicted by existing models.”
heliopause
  1. (astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Electromagnetic propulsion could take us to the heliopause at a speed unachievable by conventional spacecraft.”
      “The fact that a man-made object is now approaching the heliopause, where the solar winds cease to blow, is a remarkable achievement.”
      “In a small side article, she notes that NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has passed the heliopause, the outermost edge of our solar system.”
heliophysics
  1. (physics) The physics of the Sun and its interactions with objects within the heliosphere
heliotail
  1. (astronomy) The part of the heliosphere opposite to the bow shock
heliology
  1. (dated) heliophysics
heliosheaths
  1. plural of heliosheath
heliospheres
  1. plural of heliosphere
heliopauses
  1. plural of heliopause
heliotails
  1. plural of heliotail
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