English Explanatory Dictionary

heliac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of heliacal.
noun
  1. A stellarator in which the magnetic axis (and plasma) follows a helical path to form a toroidal helix rather than a simple ring shape.

Word forms

heliac heliacs

Etymology

Short for helical accelerator.

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