stellarator
- noun
- /ˈstɛl.əˌreɪ.tər/
- Specialized
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estelador
- And that's just a simple geometric constraint that our device, whether it's a stellarator or tokamak, looks like this.
The major issue with both standard Toka Marks and stellarators is that it's difficult to control the plasma in these devices.
- The major issue with both standard Toka Marks and stellarators is that it's difficult to control the plasma in these devices.
Examples
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The stellarator is designed to use magnetic fields for confining hot plasma in fusion experiments.
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But to me, this ISO whatever stellarator thing sounds like a very promising path to pursue.
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Tokamaks and stellarators are the only way to do this.
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The major issue with both standard Toka Marks and stellarators is that it's difficult to control the plasma in these devices.
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Wendelstein 7-X, the world's largest fusion device of the stellarator type, is set to explore its effectiveness in generating energy.
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Tokamaks and stellarators are crucial technologies in the field of nuclear fusion research.
Synonyms
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A ring shaped machine that heats hot gas with magnets for fusion research
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A device that uses magnets to hold very hot gas for fusion experiments
Surface Forms
Morphology
stellarator = stellar (semi-transparent) = stellar + ator
Formed from 'stellar' + '-ator' (an instrument/agentive suffix), which suggests a device related to stars, but the precise technical meaning (a specific plasma-confinement machine) is specialized and not fully predictable for general learners.
Etymology
Stellarator comes from the Latin root stella ('star') plus the ending -ator ('one that does'). It is named this because it uses magnetic fields to hold very hot, star-like plasma for fusion experiments, so a stellarator is a machine that creates or keeps conditions like a small 'star'.