presheath
presheath noun: a region in advance of a sheath.
Noun
presheath (plural presheaths)
- A region in advance of a sheath
- Instead, a long presheath region extends into the plasma where electrons are accelerated via a pressure gradient to a flow speed exceeding the electron thermal speed at the sheath edge.2015, Benjamin T. Yee, Brett Scheiner, Scott D. Baalrud, Edward V. Barnat, Matthew M. Hopkins, “Electron Sheaths: The Outsized Influence of Positive Boundaries on Plasmas”, in arXiv
Forms of presheath
| plural | presheaths |
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Origin of presheath
From pre- + sheath.
Questions about presheath
- What does presheath mean?
- Presheath means a region in advance of a sheath.
- What part of speech is presheath?
- Presheath is a noun.
- What is the plural of presheath?
- The plural of presheath is presheaths.
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