heliophysics

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noun

The physics of the Sun and its interactions with objects within the heliosphere

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounheliophysics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe physics of the Sun and its interactions with objects within the heliosphere

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂wél(i)yos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hāwélios
  4. Ancient Greekἥλῐος (hḗlĭos)
  5. Englishhelio-
  6. Englishphysics
  7. Englishheliophysics

From helio- + physics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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