hyperfine structure

noun

a closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin

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Meanings

nounhyperfine structure (plural hyperfine structures)

plural hyperfine structures

  1. natural sciencesa closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin
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