plasmoid

plasmoid

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Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō
Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō?
Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)
Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der.
Late Latin plasmader.
English plasma
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English plasmoid

    From plasma + -oid.

    Noun

    plasmoid (plural plasmoids)

    1. (physics) A region of plasma held relatively stable within a magnetic field

    Derived terms

    • plasmoidal

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