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mag•ne•ton
(mag′ni ton′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
- Physicsa unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles. Cf. Bohr magneton, nuclear magneton.
- magnet- + -on1 1910–15
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