plasma torch

noun

: a device that heats a gas by electrical means to form a plasma for high-temperature operations (such as melting metal)

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Helming is betting on plasma torch technology that heats rock to about 6,000 degrees Celsius, blasting it to smithereens, as the solution. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Rival company Petra also aims to bore through tough rock using the power of heat, though with a thermal cutting device that uses a superheated fluid rather than with a plasma torch. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 The company first tested cutting through rock with a plasma torch in an industrial park in Oakland, California in 2018. Khari Johnson, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021 Tesla cofounder Ian Wright joined the company about a year ago to work on energy consumption for powering a plasma torch but started moving the team away from the plasma-torch approach. Khari Johnson, Wired, 9 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plasma torch was in 1959

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“Plasma torch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plasma%20torch. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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