tokamak means A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which plasma is magnetically confined. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
tokamak is pronounced /ˈtəʊkəmæk/.
noun
- A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which plasma is magnetically confined.“Studies of electrodeless discharges in a strong longitudinal magnetic field, carried out on the stellarator and the "Tokamak", have shown that in such systems the plasma becomes unstable for currents appreciably les than the critical current of Shafranov-Kruskal.”