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Bohr magneton

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noun Physics.

a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10−21 erg/gauss.

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Also called electronic Bohr magneton.

Origin of Bohr magneton

First recorded in 1920–25; after N. Bohr

Words nearby Bohr magneton

Bohol, Bohr, Bohr atom, Bohr effect, bohrium, Bohr magneton, Bohr, Niels, Bohr radius, Bohr theory, bohunk, boi

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How to use Bohr magneton in a sentence

The Bohr and Aliab tribes are a degree higher in the scale of civilization, but the Shir go beyond them.
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I believe you know more about Bohr's plans, but that the knowledge was hypnotically sealed in your sub-conscious.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
They entered and Hawarden led the way down a hall towards Bohr's private office.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans
But at the same time we must be trying to find out what planet or system Bohr came from, and take steps to see they can't harm us.
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"Here are the transcripts of the Bohr notes," and soon the two SS men were deep in the study of them.
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Scientific definitions for Bohr magneton

Bohr magneton

See under magneton.

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