magnetic resonance
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magnetic resonance
n.
The phenomenon of absorption of certain frequencies of radio and microwave radiation by atoms placed in a magnetic field. The pattern of absorption reveals molecular structure.
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magnetic resonance
n
(Medicine) the response by atoms, molecules, or nuclei subjected to a magnetic field to radio waves or other forms of energy: used in medicine for scanning
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Noun | 1. | ![]() resonance - an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation NMR, nuclear magnetic resonance, proton magnetic resonance - resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field |
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