plasma
plas·ma
noun \ˈplaz-mə\Definition of PLASMA
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: a green faintly translucent quartz
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[New Latin, from Late Latin] a : the fluid part of blood, lymph, or milk as distinguished from suspended material; especially : blood plasma b : the juice that can be expressed from muscle
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: a collection of charged particles (as in the atmospheres of stars or in a metal) containing about equal numbers of positive ions and electrons and exhibiting some properties of a gas but differing from a gas in being a good conductor of electricity and in being affected by a magnetic field
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: a display (as a television screen) consisting of discrete cells of plasma sandwiched between two layers of glass and electrodes such that each cell emits light when it receives an electric current
— plas·mat·ic \plaz-ˈma-tik\ adjective
See Examples of PLASMA
- the plasma that makes up a star
- Our new TV is a 50-inch plasma.
Origin of PLASMA
German, from Late Latin, something molded, from Greek, from plassein to mold — more at plaster
First Known Use: 1772
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