tokamak

device using a magnetic field to confine a plasma in the shape of a torus with the plasma stabilized by a current
Thing general Q188589
tokamak
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tokamak

Summary

tokamak has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • tokamak is credited with the discovery of Q155759[2].
  • tokamak is credited with the discovery of Andrei Sakharov[3].
  • tokamak is credited with the discovery of Oleg Lavrentiev[4].
  • tokamak is a type of fusion reactor[5].
  • tokamak's Commons category is recorded as Tokamaks[6].
  • tokamak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tokamaks[7].
  • tokamak's shape is recorded as torus[8].
  • tokamak's different from is recorded as stellarator[9].
  • tokamak's different from is recorded as levitated dipole[10].
  • tokamak's different from is recorded as Tokmok[11].
  • tokamak's uses is recorded as magnetic confinement fusion[12].
  • tokamak's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • tokamak's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[14].

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Definition and Type

tokamak is a type of fusion reactor[5].

Why It Matters

tokamak has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] tokamak is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0331998-tokamaky
    P14541 jEijd
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37385|batch #37385]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) ([[Property:P14541]])"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Fluid dynamics
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Discoverer or inventor Q155759, Andrei Sakharov, Oleg Lavrentiev
    Uses magnetic confinement fusion
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538915205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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