Meanings
- uncountableaerospaceThe scientific study of the motion of plasma in the presence of a magnetic field.
Synonyms: MPD
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe scientific study of the motion of plasma in the presence of a magnetic field.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnet-
- Englishmagneto-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
- Late Latinplasma
- Englishplasma
- Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
- Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
- Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
- Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
- Frenchdynamique
- Englishdynamic
- Englishdynamics
- Englishplasmadynamics
- Englishmagnetoplasmadynamics
From magneto- + plasmadynamics.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
magnetoplasmadynamics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoplasmadynamics
“magnetoplasmadynamics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoplasmadynamics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetoplasmadynamics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetoplasmadynamics.
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