Entry: annular (adj.)
In context: “…one of
the big half-dozen discoveries that made possible cold annular fusion…”
Definition: I’m
having a bit of trouble choosing which entry is most suitable. It’s possible that Wallace might have just
been playing a little fast and loose here.
Of or
pertaining to a ring or rings; ring-like, ring-formed, ringed. annular space n. the space between an inner
and an outer ring or cylinder.
Other: Gross.
1767 R. Smith in
Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 92
She voided‥a
large annular worm.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 64
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 64
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Fusion in a doughnut or torus-shaped container for the plasma is not uncommon, and is likely what Wallace was thinking of. q.v. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokamak
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