MAGNETIC MOMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetic moment mean? 

• MAGNETIC MOMENT (noun)
  The noun MAGNETIC MOMENT has 1 sense:

1. the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field

  Familiarity information: MAGNETIC MOMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAGNETIC MOMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

magnetic moment; moment of a magnet

Hypernyms ("magnetic moment" is a kind of...):

torque; torsion (a twisting force)

 Context examples 

When placed in a magnetic field, gadolinium produces a large magnetic moment and so a large local magnetic field, which can enhance the relaxation rate of nearby protons; as a result, the signal intensity of tissue images observed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be enhanced.

(Gadoxetate Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

When placed in a magnetic field, gadoterate meglumine produces a large magnetic moment and so a large local magnetic field, which can enhance the relaxation rate of nearby protons; as a result, the signal intensity of tissue images observed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be enhanced.

(Gadoterate Meglumine, NCI Thesaurus)

When placed in a magnetic field, gadobenate dimeglumine produces a large magnetic moment and so a large local magnetic field, which can enhance the relaxation rate of nearby protons; as a result, the signal intensity of tissue images observed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be enhanced.

(Gadobenate dimeglumine, NCI Thesaurus)