magnetotail

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noun

The long, trailing part of a magnetosphere on the side of a planet furthest from the sun

OriginEnglish tail ← Middle English tayl ← Old English tæġl →
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Meanings

nounmagnetotail (plural magnetotails)

plural magnetotails

  1. astronomyThe long, trailing part of a magnetosphere on the side of a planet furthest from the sun

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Germanic*taglą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*tagl
  12. Old Englishtæġl
  13. Middle Englishtayl
  14. Englishtail
  15. Englishmagnetotail

From magneto- + tail.

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Translations

Dutch magnetostaart
  • magnetostaartthe long, trailing part of a magnetosphere
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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