plasma jet

noun

: a stream of very hot ionized plasma

also : a device for producing such a stream

Examples of plasma jet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team thinks the brightening of this galaxy began because the rate of matter falling into its supermassive black hole had increased, triggering the generation of plasma jets. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026

In laboratory tests, the team trained their plasma jet on samples of Staphylococcus caprae, a skin bacterium previously detected on the ISS. — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

The corona’s fluffy appearance is caused by short plasma jets called spicules. — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025

The highest-resolution data ever of a GRG revealed a complex interplay between the plasma jets and hot gas in the voids between galaxies in a cluster that is beyond current knowledge. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plasma jet

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