magnetic storm
noun[C]
uk/mæɡˌnet.ɪk ˈstɔːm/us/mæɡˌnet̬.ɪk ˈstɔːrm/anoccasionwhen themagneticfield(= theareaofmagneticforcearound something)of theearthor anotherplanet, astar, etc. isdisturbed(=interruptedorchanged):
磁暴Telecommunications had beenaffectedby amagneticstorm.无线电通讯受到了磁暴的影响。
Our sun'smagneticstormscandestroysatellitesandcausemassivepoweroutagesonEarth.太阳的磁暴可以摧毁卫星，在地球上造成大规模的电力中断。
- Somescientistsbelievethere is alinkbetweenmagneticstorms, which arecommoninspringandautumn, andwhalestrandings.
- Powerful X-rays called hard X-rays arecreatedbyparticlessuperchargedin the sun'sviolentmagneticstorms.
- There had been amagneticstorm, amaelstromcausedby atemporarydisturbanceof the earth'smagneticfield.
- Spacecraftelectronicssystemsare atparticularriskduringmagneticstorms.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- frictionless
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar
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