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magneto- +‎ shear

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magnetoshear

  1. (physics) magnetic shear
    • 2015, N. Lawson, A. Strugarek, P. Charbonneau, “Evidence of active MHD instability in EULAG-MHD simulations of solar convection”, in arXiv[1]:
      We find evidence for the action of a non-axisymmetric magnetoshear instability operating in the upper portions of the stably stratified fluid layers.