ISOSPIN


Meaning of ISOSPIN in English

[ 'ʌɪsə(ʊ)spɪn ]

■ noun Physics a quantum number assigned to subatomic particles, such that similar particles differing only in charge-related properties (independent of the strong interaction) can be treated as different states of a single particle.

Origin

1960s: contr. of isotopic spin , isobaric spin .

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