An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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stretching term
  ترم ِ درگش  
tarm-e dargeš
Fr.: terme d'étirement  

The second term of the right-hand side in the → induction equation. This term is at the origin of the → dynamo effect and also of the → Alfven waves when in the presence of a mean field.

See also: → stretch; → term.