M0034150 (măg-nē′tō-tāl′)n. The long, trailing limb of the earth's magnetosphere on the side facing away from the sun.[magneto(sphere) + tail.]
magnetotail
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magnetotail
(mag-nee -toh-tayl) See magnetosphere.
magnetotail
[mag′ned·ō‚tāl] (geophysics) The portion of the magnetosphere extending from earth in the direction away from the sun for a variable distance of the order of 1000 earth radii.ThesaurusSeemagnetosphere