magnetic helicity

noun

A measure of the linkage, twist, and writhe of a magnetic field.

Meanings

nounmagnetic helicity (countable and uncountable, plural magnetic helicities)

plural magnetic helicities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesA measure of the linkage, twist, and writhe of a magnetic field.
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