spin magnetic moment

noun

The part of the magnetic moment of an object that originates from its spin, rather than its movement, in which the magnetic field is generated when an electron rotates on its axis.

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Meanings

nounspin magnetic moment (plural spin magnetic moments)

plural spin magnetic moments

  1. electrical engineeringThe part of the magnetic moment of an object that originates from its spin, rather than its movement, in which the magnetic field is generated when an electron rotates on its axis.
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