superalfvenic
adjEtymology From super- + Alfvenic.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Having a velocity greater than that of an Alfvén wave
- Fast radiation-driven winds and supernovae input their huge kinetic power into the interstellar medium in the form of highly supersonic and superalfvenic outflows.2015, Andrei Bykov, “Nonthermal particles and photons in starburst regions and superbubbles”, in Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, volume 2014: