请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 alfvén wave
释义

Alfvén wave


noun

a type of oscillation of plasma particles, consisting of transverse waves propagating along the magnetic field lines in a plasma.
Also called magnetohydromagnetic wave.

Origin of Alfvén wave

named after (Hannes O. G.) Alfvén

Words nearby Alfvén wave

Alfred the Great, alfresco, Alfur, al-Fustat, Alfvén, Alfvén wave, alg., alga, algae, Algar, Algaroth powder
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for Alfvén wave

Alfvén wave
/ (æˈvɛn) /

noun

a generally transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave that is propagated in a plasma

Word Origin for Alfvén wave

C20: after Hannes Olaf Gösta Alfvén (1908–95), Swedish physicist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/13 12:15:26