PINCH EFFECT Definition & Meaning

pinch effect

noun

Physics.

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

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

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Origin of pinch effect¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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

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

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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.

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

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

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