supermagnetosonic en · ADJ
Etymology
From super- + magnetosonic or Blend of supersonic + magnetosonic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) supersonic and magnetosonic
The nonlinear evolution of the Kelvin Helmholtz instability in a magnetized plasma with a perpendicular flow close to, or in, the supermagnetosonic regime can produce a significant parallel-to-perpendicular pressure anisotropy.
2015, S. De Camillis, S. S. Cerri, F. Califano, F. Pegoraro, “Pressure anisotropy generation in a magnetized plasma configuration with a shear flow velocity”, in arXiv: