hyperfine structure

hy·per·fine struc·ture

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Definitions of hyperfine structure words

noun hyperfine structure the splitting of the lines of an atomic spectrum, produced by the angular momentum of the nucleus of the atom. 1
noun hyperfine structure splitting of a spectral line of an atom or molecule into two or more closely spaced components as a result of interaction of the electrons with the magnetic moments of the nuclei 0
noun hyperfine structure the splitting of a spectral line of an atom or molecule into two or more closely spaced components as a result of interaction of the electrons with the magnetic moments of the nuclei 0
noun hyperfine structure (physics) a closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin. 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; hyper- + fine1

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