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magnetohydrodynamics

[ mag-nee-toh-hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. : MHD


magnetohydrodynamics

/ æɡˌԾːəʊˌɪəʊ岹ɪˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the behaviour of conducting fluids, such as liquid metals or plasmas, in magnetic fields
  2. the generation of electricity by subjecting a plasma to a magnetic field and collecting the deflected free electrons
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱٴˌǻˈԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Աt·d··Բi adjective
  • ·Աt·d··Բi·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnetohydrodynamics1

First recorded in 1945–50; magneto- + hydrodynamics
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Example Sentences

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Also to be strongly welcomed is their inclusion of a number of topics that tend to be squeezed out of physics courses — elasticity, stress–strain relations, plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics are a few examples.

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Electromagnetism is a standard weeder course in graduate school, and magnetohydrodynamics ranks up there with quantum field theory as the hardest subject known to mortal minds.

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As the science of magnetohydrodynamics had progressed, the effect had become more and more controllable, enabling scientists to force the nuclei of hydrogen, for instance, closer and closer together.

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Such gas acts as a conductor of electricity and when employed as a "magnetohydrodynamics" generator it can be used for a variety of purposes.

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