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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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