region of the outer atmosphere, 1926, from ion + sphere. Coined by Scottish radar pioneer Robert A. Watson-Watt (1892-1973). So called because it contains many ions.
Ionian
ionic
Ionic
ionization
ionize
ionosphere
iopterous
iota
IOU
Iowa
IPA
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