SINCE 1828
Van Allen belt
noun
Van Al·len belt
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Definition of Van Allen belt
: a belt of intense radiation in the magnetosphere composed of energetic charged particles trapped by the earth's magnetic field
also
: a similar belt surrounding another planet
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