TOKAMAK

tokamak

(noun) a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tokamak (plural tokamaks)

(nuclear physics) A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which a plasma is magnetically confined. [from 20th c.]

Coordinate terms

• stellarator

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