MAGNETIC MOMENT


Meaning of MAGNETIC MOMENT in English

Elect.

a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object. Also called dipole moment .

[ 1860-65 ]

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