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tokamak
[ toh-kuh-mak, tok-uh- ]
noun
, Physics.
- a type of experimental nuclear fusion reactor in which a plasma of atoms circulates in a toroidal tube and is confined to a narrow beam by an electromagnetic field.
tokamak
/ ˈtɒkəˌmæk /
noun
- physics a toroidal reactor used in thermonuclear experiments, in which a strong helical magnetic field keeps the plasma from contacting the external walls. The magnetic field is produced partly by current-carrying coils and partly by a large inductively driven current through the plasma
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tokamak1
1960–65; < Russian tokamák, acronym from toroidálʾnaya kámera s aksiálʾnym magnítnym pólem toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tokamak1
C20: from Russian to ( roidál'naya ) kám ( era s ) ak ( siál'nym magnitnym pólem ), toroidal chamber with magnetic field
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