Alfven surfaces

A form of Alfven surface — The outer edge of the corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (heliosphere, astrosphere), where Alfven waves transition into stellar wind (solar wind).

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Alfven surface
Cite this entry
APA

Alfven surfaces. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfven%20surfaces

MLA

“Alfven surfaces.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfven%20surfaces. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alfven surfaces,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfven%20surfaces.

Source: Alfven surfaces on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.