magnetohydrodynamics

[mag-nee-toh-hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks]

mag·ne·to·hy·dro·dy·nam·ics

[mag-nee-toh-hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. Abbreviation: MHD


Origin:
1945–50; magneto- + hydrodynamics

mag·ne·to·hy·dro·dy·nam·ic, adjective
mag·ne·to·hy·dro·dy·nam·i·cal·ly, adverb
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magnetohydrodynamics (mæɡˌniːtəʊˌhaɪdrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks)
 
n
1.  the study of the behaviour of conducting fluids, such as liquid metals or plasmas, in magnetic fields
2.  the generation of electricity by subjecting a plasma to a magnetic field and collecting the deflected free electrons
 
magnetohydrody'namic
 
adj

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magnetohydrodynamics

the description of the behaviour of a plasma (q.v.), or, in general, any electrically conducting fluid in the presence of electric and magnetic fields.

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