magnetic moment

English

Noun

magnetic moment (plural magnetic moments)

(physics) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.

Derived terms

spin magnetic moment

Translations

magnetic moment

Arabic: عَزْم مَغْنَاطِيسِيّ‎ (ʿazm maḡnaṭīsiyy)
Catalan: moment magnètic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 磁矩 (zh) (cíjǔ)
Finnish: magneettinen momentti, magneettimomentti
French: moment magnétique m
German: magnetisches Moment n

Hebrew: מומנט מגנטי‎
Italian: momento magnetico m
Lithuanian: magnetinis momentas m
Portuguese: momento magnético m
Russian: магни́тный моме́нт m (magnítnyj momént)
Spanish: momento magnético m
Swedish: magnetiskt moment n

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