English Explanatory Dictionary

nuclear halo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bunch of protons and/or neutrons orbiting a nucleus, giving the nucleus a bigger radius than it should have. Such a nucleus is called a halo nucleus.

Word forms

nuclear halo nuclear halos nuclear haloes
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