magnetic confinement (medicine) and flat 2, noun (oh)

magnetic confinement (medicine)

magnetic confinement
<physics> Use of magnetic fields to confine a plasma. (Confinement involves restricting the volume of the plasma and/or restricting particle or energy transport from the centre of the plasma to the edge.)

flat 2, noun (oh)

2 W3S2 n [C]
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1 ?place to live?
2 ?tyre?
3 ?Music?
4 ?land?
5 ?shoes?
6 the flat of somebody's hand/a knife/a sword etc
7 on the flat
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[Sense: 1; Date: 1800-1900; Language: Scottish English; Origin: flet 'inside of a house' (14-19 centuries) (influenced by FLAT1)]
[Sense: 2-7; Date: 1200-1300; Origin: FLAT1]
?PLACE TO LIVE?
especially BrE a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building
-synonym apartment apartment
::They have a flat in Crouch End.
::a two-bedroom flat
::The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it) .
-see also granny flat
?TYRE?
especially AmE a tyre that does not have enough air inside
-synonym flat tyre flat tyre
::Damn, the car has a flat .
::He stopped to change a flat .
?Music?
a) a musical note that is one semitone lower than a particular note
b) the sign in written Music that shows that a note is one semitone lower than a particular note
-see also sharp sharp, natural natural
?LAND?
flats [plural] an area of land that is at a low level, especially near water
::mud flats
?SHOES?
flats [plural] AmE a pair of women's shoes with very low heels
the flat of sb's hand/a knife/a sword etc
the flat part or flat side of something
on the flat
BrE on ground that is level and does not slope

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