stellarator

English

A stellarator design.
*(BLUE) magnetic confinement coils (incomplete)
*(YELLOW) plasma

Etymology

stellar (“star”) +‎ -ator (“maker”)

Noun

stellarator (plural stellarators)

  1. (physics) A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English stellarator

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɛ.la.ʁa.tɔʁ/

Noun

stellarator f (plural stellarators)

  1. (physics) stellarator

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