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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A disturbance or fluctuation in the earth's magnetic field, associated with solar flares.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun
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