magnetohydrodynamics: Meaning and Definition of

mag•ne•to•hy•dro•dy•nam•ics

Pronunciation: (mag-nē'tō-hī"drō-dī-nam'iks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, esp. plasmas, in magnetic fields. Abbr.: MHD Also called
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