plasmadynamicadj.
/ˌplazmədʌɪˈnamɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌplæzməˌdaɪˈnæmɪk/ Physics.
Of, relating to, or involving plasma dynamics.
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1964 E. Stuhlinger Ion Propulsion vi. 277 The heat energy absorbed by the coolant in the reactor may be used to heat..the plasma in a plasmadynamic converter, or the working fluid in a thermodynamic converter.
1991 IEEE Trans. Magnetics 27 601/1 The problems and performance losses of the plasmadynamic accelerator due to the blow-by of the aluminum plasma in the electrothermal accelerator are documented.
1998 Aerospace Amer. Dec. 20 Some researchers question whether observed effects are due to true plasmadynamic effects or due simply to heating of the air by plasmas.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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