Meanings
plural Bohr magnetons
- natural sciencesA unit that expresses the magnetic moment of the electron.
Origin
From Niels Bohr, Danish physicist, + magneton.
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Bohr magneton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bohr%20magneton
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