magnetic bottle

magnetic bottle

noun
Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.

Origin:
1955–60
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magnetic bottle
 
n
a configuration of magnetic fields for containing plasma

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