isotopic spin

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noun Physics.

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. Symbol:I

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Also called isospin, i-spin.

Origin of isotopic spin

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby isotopic spin

isotonic exercise, isotonic sodium chloride solution, isotope, isotope geology, isotopic number, isotopic spin, isotopy, isotretinoin, isotron, isotropic, isotype

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British Dictionary definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin

noun

See isospin

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Scientific definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin

[ ī′sə-tŏp′ĭk ]

See isospin.