HyperDic: magnetic_dipole_moment

English > 1 sense of the expression magnetic dipole moment:
NOUNphenomenonmagnetic dipole moment(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
English > magnetic dipole moment: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole.
Example"An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment"
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderdipole momentThe moment of a dipole

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