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ALL meanings of alfven wave

Alf·vén wave
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  • noun alfven wave a generally transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave that is propagated in a plasma 3
  • noun alfven wave a wave traveling in a plasma in the direction of a magnetic field 3
  • noun alfven wave a type of oscillation of plasma particles, consisting of transverse waves propagating along the magnetic field lines in a plasma. 1
  • noun alfven wave (physics) A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma. 0
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