"Alfvén wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Alfvén waves [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪv Etymology: For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Alfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)
  1. (physics) A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma. Wikipedia link: Hannes Alfvén Categories (topical): Physics Hypernyms: wave Related terms: Alfvén number, Alfvén speed, Alfvenic Translations (a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma): مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين (mawjat ʔalffīn) [feminine] (Arabic), 阿爾文波 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿尔文波 (Ā'ěrwén bō) (Chinese Mandarin), onde d’Alfvén [feminine] (French), Alfvén-Welle [feminine] (German), アルヴェーン波 (Aruvēn-nami, Aruvēn-ha) (Japanese), 알펜파 (Alpen-pa) (Korean), onda de Alfvén [feminine] (Portuguese), альфве́новская волна́ (alʹfvɛ́novskaja volná) [feminine] (Russian), onda de Alfvén [feminine] (Spanish), Alfvén dalgası (Turkish)

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