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tokamak

to·ka·mak [ tókə màk ] (plural to·ka·maks)


noun 
Definition:
 
experimental fusion reactor: an experimental doughnut-shaped nuclear reactor for producing fusion using an electric current and a magnetic field to heat and contain a gaseous plasma

[Mid-20th century. < Russian, contraction of toroidal'naya kamera s aksial'nym magnitnym polem "toroidal chamber with axial magnetic field"]
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