Meaning Of The Word Alfvén wave

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Alfvén wave in British English
a wave traveling in a plasma in the direction of a magnetic field
noun: a generally transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave that is propagated in a magnetized plasma
noun: a type of oscillation of plasma particles, consisting of transverse waves propagating along the magnetic field lines in a plasma

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