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Alfvén meaning

A surname from Swedish.

Using Alfvén

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from Swedish.
  • In the example corpus, alfvén often appears in combinations such as: alfvén waves, hannes alfvén.

Context around Alfvén

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hannes 2× superfast 1× generates 1×

Often after:

waves 5× transit 1×

Sentence patterns with Alfvén

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

acoustic or alfvén transit time 1× alfvén waves are 1× alfvén waves can 1× by hannes alfvén in 1942 1× interaction generates alfvén waves that 1× now hannes alfvén was not 1× speed of alfvén waves 1× these superfast alfvén waves reaching 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

alfvén waves are 1× alfvén waves can 1× as io moves 1× history michael faraday 1× now hannes alfvén 1× sometimes electrons hitch 1×

Common sentence endings:

alfvén transit time 1× earth s core 1× enter the corona 1× of alfvén waves 1× prepared for this 1× regions of jupiter 1×

Words around Alfvén

Just before it in the word index:

alfried 9 alfrey 4 alfreton 24 alfresco 28 alfredsson 7 alfredo 144

Just after it in the word index:

alg 13 alga 18 algae 413 algal 91 algan 2 algansee 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Alfvén

  • In this selection, "alfvén" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hannes, superfast, generates, waves and transit stand out and add context to how "alfvén" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acoustic or alfvén transit time and alfvén waves are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alfvén" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alfvén

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Now, Hannes Alfvén was not quite prepared for this. (9 words)

Alfvén waves are magnetohydrodynamic waves in the magnetosphere or the Earth's core. (13 words)

Alfvén waves can carry enough energy, but do not dissipate that energy rapidly enough once they enter the corona. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

History Michael Faraday The first recorded use of the word magnetohydrodynamics is by Hannes Alfvén in 1942: :"At last some remarks are made about the transfer of momentum from the Sun to the planets, which is fundamental to the theory (§11). (41 words)

Turbulence and dynamic forces in the heliosphere cannot affect the shape of the solar corona within, because the information can only travel at the speed of Alfvén waves. (28 words)

Sometimes electrons hitch a ride on these superfast Alfvén waves, reaching speeds as high as 45 million mph as they hurtle downward. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

Sometimes electrons hitch a ride on these superfast Alfvén waves, reaching speeds as high as 45 million mph as they hurtle downward.

Alfvén waves are magnetohydrodynamic waves in the magnetosphere or the Earth's core.

Alfvén waves can carry enough energy, but do not dissipate that energy rapidly enough once they enter the corona.

As Io moves through this torus, the interaction generates Alfvén waves that carry ionized matter into the polar regions of Jupiter.

History Michael Faraday The first recorded use of the word magnetohydrodynamics is by Hannes Alfvén in 1942: :"At last some remarks are made about the transfer of momentum from the Sun to the planets, which is fundamental to the theory (§11).

Now, Hannes Alfvén was not quite prepared for this.

Thus the lifetime of a plasmoid is expected to be on the order of the acoustic (or Alfvén) transit time.

Turbulence and dynamic forces in the heliosphere cannot affect the shape of the solar corona within, because the information can only travel at the speed of Alfvén waves.

Common combinations with alfvén

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alfvén" in a sentence?
An example: "Sometimes electrons hitch a ride on these superfast Alfvén waves, reaching speeds as high as 45 million mph as they hurtle downward." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "alfvén" from authentic English texts.
What does "alfvén" mean?
Alfvén means: A surname from Swedish.
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