/ Dictionary / Index A Alfvén: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Alf•vén Pronunciation: (äl vān', al-), [key] born 1908, Swedish physicist: Nobel prize 1970. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. al-Fustat Alfvén wave Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language