stellarator: Meaning and Definition of

stel•lar•a•tor

Pronunciation: (stel'u-rā"tur), [key]
— n. Physics.
  1. an experimental plasma-physics device in which magnetic fields confine the plasma within a tube shaped like a figure eight.
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