Meanings
plural Mössbauer effects
- natural sciencesthe resonant and recoil-free emission and absorption of gamma rays by atoms in the solid state; the basis of a type of spectroscopy with applications in both physics and chemistry
Synonyms: nuclear gamma resonance fluorescence, recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe resonant and recoil-free emission and absorption of gamma rays by atoms in the solid state; the basis of a type of spectroscopy with applications in both physics and chemistry
Origin
After Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French effet Mössbauer
- effet Mössbaueremission and absorption
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Mössbauer effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/M%C3%B6ssbauer%20effect
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