MAGNETIC DIPOLE MOMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("magnetic dipole moment" is a kind of...):

dipole moment (the moment of a dipole)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)