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tokamak

tokamak

2 9.9
A ring shaped machine that heats hot gas with magnets for fusion research
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊkəmæk/
  • Specialized
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  • The reactor, based on the Russian-developed tokamak design, is a project of the European Council, Russia, and Japan, in pursuit of the elusive goal of fusion energy.
  • tokamak fusion

STEP stands for spherical tokamak for energy production.

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Examples

  • The design of a tokamak allows for the effective confinement of plasma, making it crucial for successful fusion experiments.

  • A tokamak is a chamber shaped like a donut, designed to accommodate the magnetic fields needed to contain the plasma.

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  • I'm going to draw the cross section of a tokamak like this.

  • STEP stands for spherical tokamak for energy production.

  • One of the problems with tokamak reactors is their choice of fuels.

  • This all points to one major problem that I see with tokamak fusion reactors.

  • The most promising configuration at present is the tokamak, a Russian word for a torus-shaped magnetic chamber.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Fusion-control experiments are most often conducted in instruments known as tokamaks.

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  • The Super X Divertor, however, is being installed as the centerpiece of a $40 million upgrade of the MAST tokamak in the United Kingdom.

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  • Because they are ions and have charge, they bend to magnetic field lines. That is why a tokamak is shaped like a torus and the outside is surrounded by superconducting magnets.

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Synonyms

fusion reactor
vstokamak
  • Specialized
10 6.6

A machine that makes energy by joining atoms like the sun

is primarily a research chamber used to heat and confine plasma
magnetic bottle
vstokamak
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A device that uses magnets to hold very hot gas for fusion experiments

focuses on a specific doughnut shape rather than a general field setup
stellarator
vstokamak
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that uses magnets to hold hot charged gas for fusion experiments

is a doughnut-shaped chamber that confines plasma with magnetic fields
thermonuclear reactor
vstokamak
  • Specialized
7.7

A machine that makes energy by joining atoms together in a controlled way

is a research chamber focusing on plasma confinement not energy output

Surface Forms

tokamak singular
tokamaks plural

Etymology

Tokamak comes from a Russian abbreviation meaning 'toroidal chamber with magnetic coils'. In simple words, that is a 'doughnut-shaped chamber with magnets', so a tokamak is the round device that uses magnetic coils to hold very hot plasma for fusion research.