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pinch effect

noun

, Physics.
  1. the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity.


pinch effect

noun

  1. the constriction of a beam of charged particles, caused by a force on each particle due to its motion in the magnetic field generated by the movement of the other particles
“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 pinch effect1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Kurchatov told how Russian scientists experimented elaborately with one of the most promising methods, the "pinch effect."

Scientists of all countries know about the pinch effect, but their work with it has been minor, or is still secret.

This "pinch effect" is the most promising approach to thermonuclear power, but unfortunately the pinched current wriggles so violently that it tends to slam in millionths of a second against the walls of its container.

“As a power engineer, you should be acquainted with the ‘pinch effect,’ eh?”

The “pinch effect” had been known for over a century.

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