BINDING ENERGY


Meaning of BINDING ENERGY in English

Physics.

1. Also called separation energy . the energy required to decompose a molecule, atom, or nucleus into its constituent particles, equal to the energy equivalent of the mass defect.

2. the energy required to separate a single particle or group of particles from a molecule, atom, or nucleus. Cf. mass defect .

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .