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1. (n.) tokamak
a type of experimental nuclear fusion reactor in which a plasma of ions circulates in a toroidal tube and is confined to a narrow beam by an electromagnetic field.
Etymology: (1960–65; < Russ tokamák, for to(roidál&hamza;naya) kám(era s) ak(siál&hamza;nym magnítnym pólem) toroidal chamber with an axial magnetic field)
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1. (noun) tokamak
a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
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