magnetic confinement

British  

noun

1. another name for containment

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Example Sentences

Magnetic confinement devices—whether the doughnut-shaped tokamaks used in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project or the linear configuration pursued by TAE—rely on intricate magnetic fields to hold the plasma together.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite decades of effort, no magnetic confinement system has achieved a plasma energy gain greater than 1—that is, break-even.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although the new data show very high pressures, Zap's approach is based on quasi-steady-state magnetic confinement.

From Science Daily

The other way, known as magnetic confinement fusion, uses powerful magnets to trap a burning cloud of atoms called plasma.

From BBC

"This method was proven to enhance plasma stability under different plasma conditions, for example, when the plasma was under conditions of high and low magnetic confinement."

From Science Daily