TOKAMAK


Meaning of TOKAMAK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also to·ko·mak ˈtō-kə-ˌmak, ˈtä-

Etymology: Russian, from to roidal'naya kam era s ak sial'nym magnitnym polem (toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field)

Date: 1965

: a toroidal device for producing controlled nuclear fusion that involves the confining and heating of a gaseous plasma by means of an electric current and magnetic field

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