Meaning of tokamak in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈtoʊkəmæk/

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1. Noun

   tokamak

   Etymology

   1960s: Russian, from toroidalʹnaya kamera s magnitnym polem‘toroidal chamber with magnetic field’

   Definitions

   1. a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research

   Examples

   • « a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle »