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Magnetic moment Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Magnetic moment has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field

2

The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
torsion
Rhyming Words
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