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

Meanwhile, other matter is channeled to the poles of the black hole, from where it is blasted away as high-energy plasma jets travelling at near-light speeds. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 June 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

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