nuclear magnetic resonance

nu·cle·ar mag·net·ic res·o·nance

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler mag-net-ik rez-uh-nuh ns]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər mægˈnɛt ɪk ˈrɛz ə nəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler mag-net-ik rez-uh-nuh ns]
- /ˈnu kli ər, ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər mægˈnɛt ɪk ˈrɛz ə nəns/

Definitions of nuclear magnetic resonance words

noun nuclear magnetic resonance the selective absorption of electromagnetic radiation by an atomic nucleus in the presence of a strong, static, magnetic field: used in research and in medicine to monitor tissue metabolism and to distinguish between normal and abnormal cells. Abbreviation: NMR. 1
noun nuclear magnetic resonance a technique for determining the magnetic moments of nuclei by subjecting a substance to high-frequency radiation and a large magnetic field. The technique is used as a method of determining structure 0
noun nuclear magnetic resonance a phenomenon exhibited by various atomic nuclei when placed in a strong magnetic field, in which they absorb energy from specific, high-frequency radio waves: the measurements of the magnetic moments of these nuclei, esp. of hydrogen, are used in medical diagnostics, chemical research, etc. to study the nature and structure of matter 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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