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magnetic moment

American

noun

Electricity.

a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.

magnetic moment British

noun

short for magnetic dipole moment electromagnetic moment

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magnetic moment Scientific

See magnetic dipole moment

Etymology

Origin of magnetic moment

First recorded in 1860–65

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