stellarator Hear it!

stellarator Definition

☆ stel·lara·tor (stel′ə rāt′ər)

noun

Physics a device shaped like the figure used to investigate the production of a controlled thermonuclear reaction by using changeable magnetic fields to confine a plasma

Etymology: stellar + -ator

Browse dictionary entries near stellarator

  1. ‹ stellar wind
  2. ‹ stellar
  3. ‹ Stella
  4. ‹ stele
  5. ‹ Stelazine
  6. ‹ stela
  7. ‹ Steinmetz
  8. ‹ steinbok
  9. ‹ Steinbeck
  10. ‹ stein
  1. stellate ›
  2. stelliform ›
  3. Stellite ›
  4. stellular ›
  5. stem ›
  6. stem cell ›
  7. stem turn ›
  8. stem-winding ›
  9. stemma ›
  10. stemmed ›