HYPERFINE


Meaning of HYPERFINE in English

Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ə r- ˌ f ī n

Function: adjective

Date: 1926

: being or relating to a fine-structure multiplet occurring in an atomic spectrum that is due to interaction between electrons and nuclear spin

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