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Alfvén wave

noun

a type of oscillation of plasma particles, consisting of transverse waves propagating along the magnetic field lines in a plasma.

Also called magnetohydromagnetic wave.

Origin:
named after Hannes O. G. Alfvén

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Alfvén wave (æˈvɛn)

—n
	a generally transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave that is propagated in a plasma

[C20: after Hannes Olaf Gösta Alfvén (1908--95), Swedish physicist]

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