How to pronounce plasma
American English pronunciation
PLAZ-muh
- IPA
- /ˈplæzmə/
- Syllables
- PLAZ · muh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What plasma means
Super-hot glowing gas, like the matter inside stars
In a sentence: Lightning heats the air so much that a thin streak of plasma glows for an instant.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning "something formed or molded."
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