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radiation belt

ra·di·a·tion belt (plural ra·di·a·tion belts)


noun 
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region of charged particles around planet: a region around a planet in which electrically charged particles are trapped by the magnetic field of the planet. The Earth's Van Allen belts are a typical example.

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