plasma

BrE /ˈplæzmə/ AmE /ˈplæzmi/

noun en → es

1 BIOLOGY [singular] C1

the yellowish liquid part of blood that contains white blood cells and antibodies, but not red blood cells or platelets

plasma (líquido de la sangre)

Collocations plasma donation

  • She donated plasma at the blood bank.

    Ella donó plasma en la banca de sangre.

2 PHYSICS [singular] C1

a very hot gas made up of electrically charged particles, such as the Sun and other stars are made of

plasma (en física)

Collocations plasma screen

  • The sun is a ball of plasma.

    El sol es una bola de plasma.

3 TECHNOLOGY [singular] B2

a type of screen used in televisions and computers that produces images using tiny dots of light

pantalla de plasma (tecnología)

Collocations plasma TV

  • They bought a new plasma television.

    Compraron una nueva televisión de pantalla de plasma.