Definition of Magnetic moment

1. Noun. The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field.

Exact synonyms: Moment Of A Magnet
Generic synonyms: Torque, Torsion

Definition of Magnetic moment

1. Noun. (physics) 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. ¹

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Medical Definition of Magnetic moment

1. (a) A vector associated with a magnet, current loop, or particle, the cross product of this vector with the magnetic field is equal to the torque which the field exerts on the system. (b) The adiabatic invariant associated with the rapid gyromotion of a charged particle in a slowly varying magnetic field. (The value of the magnetic moment in sense (b) is the magnitude of the vector in sense (a).) (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnetic Moment

magnetic inclination
magnetic induction
magnetic inertia
magnetic ink
magnetic intensity
magnetic iron-ore
magnetic island
magnetic lens
magnetic levitation
magnetic levitation train
magnetic line of force
magnetic mach number
magnetic medium
magnetic meridian
magnetic mine
magnetic moment (current term)
magnetic monopole
magnetic needle
magnetic north
magnetic permeability
magnetic poetry
magnetic polarity
magnetic pole
magnetic probe
magnetic pumping
magnetic pyrites
magnetic quantum number
magnetic reconnection
magnetic recorder
magnetic recording

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