magnetoplasmadynamic
/maɡˌniːtəʊˌplazməˌdʌɪˈnamik/Physics and Electrical Engin.
adjective
Originally: designating technologies utilizing magnetoplasmas, especially the generation of electricity by passing plasma at high speed through a transverse magnetic field, and propulsion for spacecraft. Later more widely: of or relating to the behaviour of a plasma in a magnetic field.
Origin
1960s. From magneto- + plasma + dynamic; compare earlier magnetoplasma and plasma dynamics.
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