plasma
/ˈplæzmə/
plasma noun: a state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
Noun
plasma (countable and uncountable, plural plasmas or plasmata)
- A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
- plasma arc cutter
- plasma cutter
- A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
- blood plasma
- lymph plasma
- A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
- hair-pins of jade, ivory, and plasma1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim
- A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
- Protoplasm.
- A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
- 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
Verb
plasma (third-person singular simple present plasmas, present participle plasmaing, simple past and past participle plasmaed)
- To transform something into plasma.
- Synonyms:
- plasmify
plasma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
plasma in Hindi
- high energy state of matter
- प्लाज़्मा plāzmā
- component of blood
- प्लाविका plāvikā, रक्त प्लाज़्मा rakt plāzmā
plasma in Tamil
- பிளாசுமா, பிளாஸ்மா, மின்மம், மின்மக்கூழ்மம், அணுக்கள் நீங்கிய இரத்தம், இரத்தத்திரவம்
plasma in Marathi
- प्लाझ्मा, प्लाझमा
plasma in Urdu
- high energy state of matter
- پْلازْمَہ plāzmā
More languagesFewer languages
- plasma in Bengali
- প্লাজমা plajoma
- plasma in Telugu
- ప్లాస్మా
- plasma in Malayalam
- പ്ലാസ്മ, പ്രോട്ടോപ്ലാസം, നിണനീര്, രക്തദ്രാവകം
- plasma in Kannada
- ರಕ್ತ ರಸ, ನೆತ್ತರು ರಸ
- plasma in Punjabi
- ਪਲਾਜ਼ਮਾ
- plasma in Gujarati
- પ્લાઝ્મા, પ્લાઝમા
- plasma in Odia
- ପ୍ଲାଜ୍ମା, ପ୍ଲାଜମା, ପ୍ଲାଝ୍ମା
- plasma in Nepali
- प्लाज्मा, प्लाज्माको
- plasma in Tagalog
- dinagipik, plasma, kaphay
- plasma in Arabic
- بِلَزْمَا bilazmā, مُصَوِّرَة muṣawwira, بِلَزْمَا الدّم bilazma d-dam
- plasma in Persian
- پلاسما pelâsmâ
- plasma in Thai
- พลาสมา pláas-mâa, น้ำเลือด
- plasma in Vietnamese
- điện tương, plat-ma, huyết tương
Examples of plasma in a sentence
- This is actually considered a new stage of matter called a plasma.2020, Don Lincoln, The Large Hadron Collider, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 198:
- This creates the classic 'plasma' effect seen in many demoscene videos., Explosions in the Mind (page 139)
Synonyms of plasma
Forms of plasma
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | plasmas |
| plural | plasmata |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | plasmas |
| present participle | plasmaing |
| past participle | plasmaed |
| past | plasmaed |
Origin of plasma
From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).
Words formed from plasma
- antiplasma
- bean-shaped plasma
- bioplasma
- blood plasma
- burning nuclear plasma
- burning plasma
- convalescent plasma
- dusty plasma
- glasma
- haemoplasma
- hemoplasma
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
- hydroplasma
- hyperplasma
- laser-plasma accelerator
- lymphoplasma
- magnetoplasma
- microplasma
- mycoplasma
- nanoplasma
- nuclear plasma
- ovoplasma
- phytoplasma
- plasma acceleration
- plasma accelerator
- plasmablast
- plasma cell
- plasmacyte
- plasma display
- plasmadynamics
- plasmagenic
- plasma globe
- plasma lamp
- plasmalemma
- plasmaless
- plasmalike
- plasma membrane
- plasmapause
- plasmapheresis
- plasma physics
- plasmaphysics
- plasma rifle
- plasma screen
- plasmasonic
- plasmasphere
- plasma therapy
- plasmatron
- plasma wakefield acceleration
- plasma wakefield accelerator
- plasmid
- plasmin
- plasmogamy
- plasmogen
- plasmogenous
- plasmoid
- plasmon
- preplasma
- quark-gluon plasma
- subplasma
- superplasma
Phrases with plasma
- plasma TV
- plasma TVs
- plasma cells
- plasma lamps
- plasma globes
- plasma rifles
- plasma protein
- plasma screens
- plasma displays
- plasma proteins
- plasma membranes
- plasma accelerators
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with plasma
Questions about plasma
- What does plasma mean?
- Plasma means a state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
- What is plasma in Hindi?
- Plasma in Hindi is प्लाज़्मा (plāzmā), प्लाविका (plāvikā), रक्त प्लाज़्मा (rakt plāzmā). See Plasma meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use plasma in a sentence?
- This is actually considered a new stage of matter called a plasma.
- What part of speech is plasma?
- Plasma can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce plasma?
- Plasma is pronounced /ˈplæzmə/.
- What is the plural of plasma?
- The plural of plasma is plasmas.
Words near plasma in the dictionary
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