magnetic moment

mag·net·ic mo·ment

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Definitions of magnetic moment words

noun magnetic moment a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object. 1
noun magnetic moment a measure of the strength of a localized source of magnetic field 0
noun magnetic moment a moment of electrons and nuclear particles caused by the intrinsic spin of a particle and the orbital motion of a particle, as around a nucleus 0
noun magnetic moment (physics) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles. 0

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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