magnetohydrodynamics

American  

[mag-nee-toh-hahy-droh-dahy-nam-iks] / mægˈni toʊˌhaɪ droʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. MHD

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magnetohydrodynamics British  

/ mæɡˌniːtəʊˌhaɪdrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks /

noun

1. the study of the behaviour of conducting fluids, such as liquid metals or plasmas, in magnetic fields

2. the generation of electricity by subjecting a plasma to a magnetic field and collecting the deflected free electrons

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Other Word Forms

• magnetohydrodynamic
  adjective
• magnetohydrodynamically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of magnetohydrodynamics

First recorded in 1945–50; magneto- + hydrodynamics

Example Sentences

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magnetohydrodynamics

For the proof-of-principle demonstration, the memristor solved static and time-evolving partial differential equations, Navier-Stokes equations, and magnetohydrodynamics problems.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024

So far, the 2.3-PeV electron scenario is “allowed by classical electrodynamics and ideal magnetohydrodynamics but very, very close to the theoretical limit,” Aharonian says.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 8, 2021

A more efficient power-generation scheme, magnetohydrodynamics, creates an electric current by passing a stream of hot, ionized gas at high speed through a powerful magnetic field.

From Time Magazine Archive

EMS 1 is the brainchild of Westinghouse Mechanical Engineer Stewart Way, a specialist in magnetohydrodynamics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such gas acts as a conductor of electricity and when employed as a "magnetohydrodynamics" generator it can be used for a variety of purposes.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.