Meanings
nounAlfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)
plural Alfvén waves
- natural sciencesA hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.
Origin
For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين
- مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين (mawjat ʔalffīn)a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾文波 /阿尔文波
- 阿爾文波 /阿尔文波 (Ā'ěrwén bō)a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
French onde d’Alfvén
- onde d’Alfvéna hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
German Alfvén-Welle
- Alfvén-Wellea hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Japanese アルヴェーン波
- アルヴェーン波 (Aruvēn-nami, Aruvēn-ha)a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Korean 알펜파
- 알펜파 (Alpen-pa)a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Portuguese onda de Alfvén
- onda de Alfvéna hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Russian альфве́новская волна́
- альфве́новская волна́ (alʹfvɛ́novskaja volná)a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Spanish onda de Alfvén
- onda de Alfvéna hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Turkish Alfvén dalgası
- Alfvén dalgasıa hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Alfvén wave
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APA
Alfvén wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave
MLA
“Alfvén wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alfvén wave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alfv%C3%A9n%20wave.
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