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stellarator

[ stel-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

, Physics.
  1. an experimental plasma-physics device in which magnetic fields confine the plasma within a tube shaped like a figure eight.


stellarator

/ ˈstɛləˌreɪtə /

noun

  1. physics an apparatus used in research into thermonuclear reactions, consisting of a toroidal vessel designed so that a plasma may be contained within it by a helical magnetic field. The magnetic field is produced by current-carrying coils
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stellarator1

1951; stellar + (gener)ator, so named because the reactions produced resemble those in stars
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stellarator1

C20: from stellar + ( gener ) ator

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