magnetic bottle
noun
1.
Physics.
a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
Origin
1955-60
Examples from the web for
magnetic bottle
But before break-even could be achieved, unexpected instabilities set in, causing the
magnetic bottle
to spring leaks.
In addition, the detector could be placed inside a
magnetic bottle
to screen out magnetic noise.
British Dictionary definitions for
magnetic bottle
magnetic bottle
noun
1.
a configuration of magnetic fields for containing plasma