magnetic moment

English

Noun

magnetic moment (plural magnetic moments)

1. (electromagnetism) 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 (ʕazm 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