spin magnetic moment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of the magnetic moment of an object that originates from its spin, rather than its movement, in which the magnetic field is generated when an electron rotates on its axis.

Word forms

spin magnetic moment spin magnetic moments
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