An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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radiation belt
  کمربند ِ تابش، ~ تابشی  
kamarband-e tâbeš (#), ~ tâbeši (#)
Fr.: ceinture de radiations  

A ring-shaped region in the → magnetosphere of a planet in which charged particles are trapped by the planet’s magnetic field. The radiation belts surrounding Earth are known as the → Van Allen belts.

See also: → radiation; → belt.