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isotopic spin

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. a quantum number that is related to the number of different values of electric charge that a given kind of baryon or meson may have. I

isotopic spin British  

noun

  1. See isospin

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isotopic spin Scientific  
/ ī′sə-tŏp′ĭk /

  1. See isospin

Etymology

Origin of isotopic spin

First recorded in 1935–40

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