tokamak

to·ka·mak

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toh-kuh-mak, tok-uh-]
- /ˈtoʊ kəˌmæk, ˈtɒk ə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toh-kuh-mak, tok-uh-]
- /ˈtoʊ kəˌmæk, ˈtɒk ə-/

Definitions of tokamak word

noun tokamak a type of experimental nuclear fusion reactor in which a plasma of atoms circulates in a toroidal tube and is confined to a narrow beam by an electromagnetic field. 1
noun tokamak a toroidal reactor used in thermonuclear experiments, in which a strong helical magnetic field keeps the plasma from contacting the external walls. The magnetic field is produced partly by current-carrying coils and partly by a large inductively driven current through the plasma 0
noun tokamak a reactor designed to control nuclear fusion in a plasma of ions and electrons inside a doughnut-shaped, or toroidal, magnetic bottle 0

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Origin of tokamak

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65; < Russian tokamák, acronym from toroidálʾnaya kámera s aksiálʾnym magnítnym pólem toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field

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tokamak popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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