magnetic resonance

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magnetic resonance - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  magnetic resonance \magnetic resonance\ n. (Physics)
     A phenomenon resulting from quantization in the magnetic
     field of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei exposed to
     an external magnetic field, by which a narrow frequency band
     of radio waves may be absorbed and re-emitted by the object.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

magnetic resonance - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  magnetic resonance
      n 1: resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to
           radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in
           a magnetic field