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pinch effect

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noun Physics.
  1. the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity.
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Origin of pinch effect

First recorded in 1905–10
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pinch effect

noun
  1. the constriction of a beam of charged particles, caused by a force on each particle due to its motion in the magnetic field generated by the movement of the other particles
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