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nuclear magneton

noun Physics.

a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.

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Origin of nuclear magneton

First recorded in 1930–35

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Science definitions for nuclear magneton

nuclear magneton

See under magneton.

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