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noun Physics.
a magnetic wave propagated through a crystal lattice by a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum of electrons.
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Origin of spin wave
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby spin wave
spin the bottle, spin the platter, spinto, spinule, spin vector, spin wave, spiny, spiny anteater, spiny cocklebur, spiny dogfish, spiny dormouse
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Scientific definitions for spin wave
spin wave
Physics
A wave propagated through a crystal lattice as a result of shifts in atomic magnetic fields associated with the spin angular momentum of electrons in the lattice.
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