pinch effect

pinch ef·fect

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noun pinch effect the tendency of an electric conductor or stream of charged particles to constrict, caused by the action of a magnetic field that is produced by a flow of electricity. 1
noun pinch effect the constriction of a beam of charged particles, caused by a force on each particle due to its motion in the magnetic field generated by the movement of the other particles 0
noun pinch effect the constriction, or compression, of plasma by the action of the magnetic field of a strong electric current flowing through the plasma 0

before 1905

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First recorded in 1905-10

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