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Alfvén wave

Alfvén wave noun: a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.

Noun

Alfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)

  1. A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.

Alfvén wave meaning in Arabic

Alfvén wave in Arabic

a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين mawjat ʔalffīn

Forms of Alfvén wave

pluralAlfvén waves

Origin of Alfvén wave

For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.

Words that rhyme with Alfvén wave

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Questions about Alfvén wave

What does Alfvén wave mean?
Alfvén wave means a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.
What is Alfvén wave in Arabic?
Alfvén wave in Arabic is مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين (mawjat ʔalffīn). See Alfvén wave meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Alfvén wave?
Alfvén wave is a noun.
What is the plural of Alfvén wave?
The plural of Alfvén wave is Alfvén waves.

Words near Alfvén wave in the dictionary

  1. Alfven waves
  2. Alfvenic
  3. Alfvén
  4. Alfvén surface
  5. Alfvén surfaces
  6. Alfvén wave
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  8. Alfy
  9. alféreces
  10. alférez
  11. alg

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