NOUN | object | interplanetary gas | a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind |
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Meaning | A rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind. | |
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Part of | interplanetary medium | interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust |
Broader | plasma | (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid / liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors |
Substance of | solar wind | A stream of protons moving radially from the sun |
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