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Bohr magneton

American  
[bawr mag-ni-ton] / ˈbɔr ˌmæg nɪ tɒn /

noun

Physics.

  1. 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.

Bohr magneton Scientific  

  1. See under magneton

Etymology

Origin of Bohr magneton

First recorded in 1920–25; named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr

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