STELLARATOR

Etymology

Noun

stellarator (plural stellarators)

(physics) A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion

Hyponyms

• heliac

• heliotron

• torsatron

Coordinate terms

• tokamak

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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