Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun magnetic_storm

1 sense of magnetic storm

Sense 1
magnetic storm -- (a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun)
       => perturbation, disturbance -- (activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption; "the term `distress' connotes some degree of perturbation and emotional upset"; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function")