magnetic resonance

Definitions of magnetic resonance
  1. noun
    resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field
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    types:
    NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, proton magnetic resonance
    resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
    type of:
    resonance
    an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
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