electrojet

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noun

An electric current that travels around the E region of the Earth's ionosphere.

OriginEnglish jet ← French jet ← Old French get →
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Meanings

nounelectrojet (plural electrojets)

plural electrojets

  1. An electric current that travels around the E region of the Earth's ionosphere.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
  8. Latiniaciō
  9. Latiniactus
  10. Vulgar Latin*iectus
  11. Old Frenchget
  12. Frenchjet
  13. Englishjet
  14. Englishelectrojet

From electro- + jet.

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APA

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

MLA

“electrojet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrojet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrojet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrojet.

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