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• plasma engine — An engine whose working fluid is plasma. Plasma is electrically charged gas made up of atoms stripped of electrons. The ions are accelerated and directed by external electric fields to produce thrust. Unlike in most rocket engines, the amount of… …   Aviation dictionary

• plasma engine — /ˈplæzmə ɛndʒən/ (say plazmuh enjuhn) noun a rocket engine, the propelling force of which is obtained by the discharge at the rear of a jet of plasma (def. 5). Compare ion engine …  

• plasma engine — noun see plasma jet 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• Plasma propulsion engine — A plasma propulsion engine is a kind of Ion thruster which uses plasma in some or all parts of the thrust generation process. Though far less powerful than conventional rocket engines, plasma engines are able to operate at higher efficiencies and …   Wikipedia

• plasma jet — noun 1. : a stream of very hot gaseous plasma ; also : a device for producing such a stream 2. or plasma engine : a rocket engine designed to derive thrust from the discharge of a magnetically accelerated plasma * * * plasma jet, a jet of highly… …   Useful english dictionary

• engine — Synonyms and related words: AC motor, Corliss engine, Otto engine, Wankel engine, aeromotor, air engine, alembic, anvil, apparatus, appliance, arc jet engine, axial flow turbojet, beam engine, bearings, blowing engine, boiler, caldron, cam, cam… …   Moby Thesaurus

• engine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. motor, machine; device; engine of war. See arms, instrumentality, power. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A machine for transforming power] Syn. motor, power plant, dynamo, generator, turbine, diesel engine,… …   English dictionary for students

• Plasma stealth — is a proposed process that uses ionized gas (plasma) to reduce the radar cross section (RCS) of an aircraft. Interactions between electromagnetic radiation and ionized gas have been extensively studied for a variety of purposes, including the… …   Wikipedia

• Plasma arc waste disposal — Plasma Converter redirects here.Plasma arc gasification is a waste treatment technology that uses high electrical energy and high temperature created by an electrical arc gasifier. This arc breaks down waste primarily into elemental gas and solid …   Wikipedia

• Plasma (Desktop) — Plasma Plasma in KDE 4.2 Basisdaten Maintainer: Aaron J. Seigo Entwickler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Plasma (KDE) — Plasma Plasma в KDE4.2 RC2 Тип Widget engine, desktop Разраб …   Википедия