ALL meanings of zeeman effect
Zee·man ef·fect
Z z - noun zeeman effect the dividing of a spectral line or lines as a result of placing a radiation source in a magnetic field. The division consists of three equally spaced lines (normal Zeeman effect) in systems for which the spin quantum number is zero, or of three or more unequally spaced lines (anomalous Zeeman effect) in systems for which the spin quantum number is not zero. 1
- noun zeeman effect the splitting of a spectral line of a substance into several closely spaced lines when the substance is placed in a magnetic field 0
- noun zeeman effect the effect produced upon the structure of the spectral lines of light emitted or absorbed by atoms subjected to a moderately strong magnetic field, resulting in the splitting of each spectrum line into two or three lines (normal Zeeman effect) or into many lines (anomalous Zeeman effect) 0