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tokamak

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tokamak


Main Entry:
to·ka·mak Listen to the pronunciation of tokamak Listen to the pronunciation of tokamak
Variant(s):
also to·ko·mak \ˈtō-kə-ˌmak, ˈtä-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Russian, from toroidal'naya kamera s aksial'nym magnitnym polem (toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field)
Date:
1965
: a toroidal device for producing controlled nuclear fusion that involves the confining and heating of a gaseous plasma by means of an electric current and magnetic field


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