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Webster 1913 Edition


Plasma

Plas′ma

,
Noun.
[See
Plasm
.]
1.
(Min.)
A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments.
2.
(Biol.)
The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm.
3.
Unorganized material; elementary matter.
4.
(Med.)
A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
U. S. Disp.

Webster 1828 Edition


Plasma

PLAS'MA

,
Noun.
A silicious mineral of a color between grass green and leek green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome.

Definition 2024


Plasma

Plasma

See also: plasma, plasmá, and plasmă

German

Noun

Plasma n (genitive Plasmas, plural Plasmen)

  1. plasma

Declension

Derived terms

plasma

plasma

See also: Plasma, plasmá, and plasmă

English

Noun

plasma (countable and uncountable, plural plasmas)

  1. (physics) A state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas
  2. (hematology) A clear component of blood or lymph containing fibrin
  3. (hematology) Blood plasma, free of suspended cells, used in transfusions
  4. (mineralogy) A variety of green quartz, used in ancient times for making engraved ornaments.
  5. (medicine, dated) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments.
  6. (computer graphics, demoscene) A visual effect in which cycles of changing colours are warped in various ways to give the illusion of liquid organic movement.
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      Has anyone here written a plasma demo in C/C++ who would be willing to explain to me exactly how it works?

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Catalan

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmes)

  1. plasma

Finnish

Noun

plasma

  1. (biology, physics, hematology) plasma

Declension

Inflection of plasma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative plasma plasmat
genitive plasman plasmojen
partitive plasmaa plasmoja
illative plasmaan plasmoihin
singular plural
nominative plasma plasmat
accusative nom. plasma plasmat
gen. plasman
genitive plasman plasmojen
plasmainrare
partitive plasmaa plasmoja
inessive plasmassa plasmoissa
elative plasmasta plasmoista
illative plasmaan plasmoihin
adessive plasmalla plasmoilla
ablative plasmalta plasmoilta
allative plasmalle plasmoille
essive plasmana plasmoina
translative plasmaksi plasmoiksi
instructive plasmoin
abessive plasmatta plasmoitta
comitative plasmoineen

Irish

Noun

plasma m (genitive singular plasma, nominative plural plasmaí)

  1. (physics, hematology) plasma

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
plasma phlasma bplasma
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmi)

  1. (physics, biology) plasma

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Verb

plasma

  1. third-person singular present indicative of plasmare
  2. second-person singular imperative of plasmare

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Latin

Verb

plasmā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of plasmō

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "plasma"

Noun

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma or plasmaer, definite plural plasmaene)

  1. (physics, biology) plasma

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek "plasma"

Noun

plasma n (definite singular plasmaet, indefinite plural plasma, definite plural plasmaa)

  1. (physics, biology) plasma

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Portuguese

Noun

plasma m (uncountable)

  1. (physics, biology) plasma

Spanish

Noun

plasma m (plural plasmas)

  1. (physics, biology) plasma

Verb

plasma

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of plasmar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of plasmar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of plasmar.