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magnetohydrodynamics
[mag-nee-toh-hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks]
noun
the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. MHD
magnetohydrodynamics
/ æɡˌԾːəʊˌɪəʊ岹ɪˈæɪ /
noun
the study of the behaviour of conducting fluids, such as liquid metals or plasmas, in magnetic fields
the generation of electricity by subjecting a plasma to a magnetic field and collecting the deflected free electrons
Other 51Թ Forms
- magnetohydrodynamic adjective
- magnetohydrodynamically adverb
- ˌԱٴˌǻˈԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of magnetohydrodynamics1
Example Sentences
Also to be strongly welcomed is their inclusion of a number of topics that tend to be squeezed out of physics courses — elasticity, stress–strain relations, plasma physics and magnetohydrodynamics are a few examples.
Electromagnetism is a standard weeder course in graduate school, and magnetohydrodynamics ranks up there with quantum field theory as the hardest subject known to mortal minds.
As the science of magnetohydrodynamics had progressed, the effect had become more and more controllable, enabling scientists to force the nuclei of hydrogen, for instance, closer and closer together.
Such gas acts as a conductor of electricity and when employed as a "magnetohydrodynamics" generator it can be used for a variety of purposes.
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