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gyrofrequency

American

[jahy-roh-free-kwuhn-see] / ˈdʒaɪ roʊˌfri kwən si /

noun

Physics.

the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.

First recorded in 1940–45; gyro- + frequency

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