plasma

plural plasmas · plural plasmata

1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesA state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.

   plasma cutter

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   plasma arc cutter

   Oxygen and hydrogen nuclei are intermixed with free electrons. The whole mix is electrically neutral. This is actually considered a new stage of matter called a plasma. You can see an example of an electrically produced plasma in a fluorescent light bulb or in a plasma television.

   2020, Don Lincoln, The Large Hadron Collider, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 198

2. countableuncountablehematologyA clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.

   blood plasma

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   lymph plasma

3. countableuncountablechemistryA variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.

   hair-pins of jade, ivory, and plasma

   1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim

4. countabledateduncountablemedicineA mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
5. archaiccountableuncountablebiologyProtoplasm.
6. countableuncountablecomputer graphicsA visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.

   This creates the classic 'plasma' effect seen in many demoscene videos.

   , Explosions in the Mind (page 139)

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   Has anyone here written a plasma demo in C/C++ who would be willing to explain to me exactly how it works?

   1999, Rage Matrix, “Coding plasma demos....HELP!”, in comp.programming (Usenet)

   However, it displayed some unique copper magic routines and plasma effects.

   2005, Tamás Polgár, Freax: The Brief History of the Demoscene, volume 1, page 126

present singular third person plasmas · participle present plasmaing · participle past plasmaed · past plasmaed

1. transitiveliteratureTo transform something into plasma.

   Synonyms: plasmify