Synonym of Z-pinch

A kind of plasma confinement system that uses an electrical current in the plasma to generate a magnetic field that compresses it.

plural of Z-pinch

plural of theta pinch

Synonym of Z-pinch

plural of Bennett pinch

plural of θ-pinch

Alternative form of theta pinch

(physics) A pinch (magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament) where the magnetic field runs down the axis of the cylinder, while the electric field is in the azimuthal direction.

Alternative form of pinch-gut (“miser”)