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plasma |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plasma \Plas"ma\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plasma n 1: an electrically neutral ionized gas in an electric discharge; distinctly different from solids and liquids and normal gases 2: any watery animal fluid [syn: {serum}, {plasm}] 3: a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone 4: (physical chemistry) the gaseous state of hot ionized material consisting of ions and electrons and present in the stars and fusion reactors: sometimes regarded as a fourth state of matter distinct from normal gasses From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: PLASMA PLAnner-like System Modelled on Actors. {Carl Hewitt}, 1975. The first {actor} language. Originally called Planner-73, and implemented in MacLisp. Lisp-like syntax, but with several kinds of parentheses and brackets. ["A PLASMA Primer", B. Smith et al AI Lab Working Paper 92, MIT Oct 1975]. ["Viewing Control Structures as Patterns of Passing Messages", C. Hewitt, AI Lab Memo 410, MIT 1976].
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