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Definition of Magnetic moment

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

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)

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