stellarator

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noun

A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion

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Meanings

nounstellarator (plural stellarators)

plural stellarators

  1. natural sciencesA magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion

Origin

From stellar (“star”) + -ator (“maker”). Coined by American physicist Lyman Spitzer in 1951.

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Translations

Finnish stellaraattori
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French stellarator
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Polish stellarator
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Cite this entry
APA

stellarator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellarator

MLA

“stellarator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellarator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stellarator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stellarator.

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