Dellinger effect

noun

A ionospheric perturbation, resulting from abnormally high ionization or plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere and caused by a solar flare and/or solar particle event.

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Meanings

nounDellinger effect (plural Dellinger effects)

plural Dellinger effects

  1. A ionospheric perturbation, resulting from abnormally high ionization or plasma density in the D region of the ionosphere and caused by a solar flare and/or solar particle event.

Origin

Named after John Howard Dellinger who discovered the effect around 1935.

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APA

Dellinger effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dellinger%20effect

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“Dellinger effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dellinger%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dellinger effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dellinger%20effect.

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