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Z-pinches

Z-pinches is the plural of Z-pinch.

Meaning of Z-pinch

Noun

Z-pinch (plural Z-pinches)

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

Questions about Z-pinches

What is Z-pinches the plural of?
Z-pinches is the plural of Z-pinch.

Words near Z-pinches in the dictionary

  1. z-order
  2. z-orders
  3. Z-pak
  4. Z-paks
  5. Z-pinch
  6. Z-pinches
  7. Z-plasties
  8. Z-plasty
  9. Z-RNA
  10. z-score
  11. z-scores

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