termination shock

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === termination shock (plural termination shocks) (astronomy) The boundary marking one of the outer limits of the Sun's influence, where the solar wind dramatically slows. (by extension, astronomy) That point for space around any star. (geoengineering) A rapid and damaging rise in temperatures once solar geoengineering measures are stopped. ==== Coordinate terms ==== heliosphere heliosheath heliopause stellar wind stellar magnetosphere ==== Translations ====