TOKAMAK


Meaning of TOKAMAK in English

[ 'təʊkəmak ]

■ noun Physics a toroidal apparatus for producing controlled fusion reactions in hot plasma.

Origin

1960s: Russ., from toroidalʻnaya kamera s magnitnym polem 'toroidal chamber with magnetic field'.

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