plasma
verbEtymology From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction To transform something into plasma.
plasma
noun/ˈplæzmə/
Etymology From Late Latin plasma (“mold”), from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “something formed”).
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
- plasma arc cutter
- plasma cutter
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- Oxygen and hydrogen nuclei are intermixed with free electrons. The whole mix is electrically neutral. This is actually considered a new stage of matter called a plasma. You can see an example of an electrically produced plasma in a fluorescent light bulb or in a plasma television.2020, Don Lincoln, The Large Hadron Collider, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 198:
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Hematology, Medicine, Sciences A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin.
- blood plasma
- lymph plasma
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
- hair-pins of jade, ivory, and plasma1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim:
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Computer graphics, Computing, Demoscene, Engineering, Lifestyle, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
- Has anyone here written a plasma demo in C/C++ who would be willing to explain to me exactly how it works?1999, Rage Matrix, “Coding plasma demos....HELP!”, in comp.programming (Usenet):
- However, it displayed some unique copper magic routines and plasma effects.2005, Tamás Polgár, Freax: The Brief History of the Demoscene, volume 1, page 126:
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- This creates the classic 'plasma' effect seen in many demoscene videos., Explosions in the Mind (page 139)
- Derived terms
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- plasmic