fusor
English
editEtymology 1
editCoined by Gibor Basri, Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, at the 2003 IAU conference; presumably fuse + -or.
Noun
editfusor (plural fusors)
- (astronomy) A celestial body that, through self-gravity, is able to perform nuclear fusion within its core, at any point in its life. These include stars, stellar remnants, and brown dwarfs.
Translations
editcelestial body that, through self-gravity, can perform nuclear fusion in its core
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See also
edit- planemo
- fusor (astronomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
editNoun
editfusor (plural fusors)
- (experimental physics, nuclear physics) An electrostatic inertial confinement fusion apparatus. A device that causes nuclear fusion through electrostatic field compression of the fusion fuel.
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edita type of nuclear fusion reactor