magnetic moment

magnetic moment

English

Noun

magnetic moment (plural magnetic moments)

1. (physics) The torque exerted on a magnet within a magnetic field; a vector, being the product of the strength of the magnet and the distance between its poles.

Derived terms

• spin magnetic moment

Translations

magnetic moment

Arabic: عَزْم مَغْنَاطِيسِيّ‎ (ʿazm maḡnaṭīsiyy) Catalan: moment magnètic m Chinese: Mandarin: 磁矩 (zh) (cíjǔ) Finnish: magneettinen momentti, magneettimomentti French: moment magnétique m German: magnetisches Moment n

Hebrew: מומנט מגנטי‎ Italian: momento magnetico m Lithuanian: magnetinis momentas m Portuguese: momento magnético m Russian: магни́тный моме́нт m (magnítnyj momént) Spanish: momento magnético m Swedish: magnetiskt moment n