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MASS DEFECT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mass defect mean?
• MASS DEFECT (noun)
The noun MASS DEFECT has 1 sense:
1. the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
Familiarity information: MASS DEFECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
mass defect; mass deficiency
Hypernyms ("mass defect" is a kind of...):
mass (the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field)
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