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magnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)magnetic resonance, in physics and chemistry, phenomenon produced by simultaneously applying a steady magnetic field and electromagnetic radiation (usually radio waves) to a sample of atoms and then a...nuclear magnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)nuclear magnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...magnetic resonance imaging
(Encyclopedia)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. The patient lies...paramagnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)paramagnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...electron paramagnetic resonance
(Encyclopedia)electron paramagnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. ...magnetic pole
(Encyclopedia)magnetic pole, the two roughly opposite ends of the planet where the earth's magnetic intensity is the greatest, as the north and south magnetic poles. For the magnetic north, it is the direction from...pole, magnetic
(Encyclopedia)pole, magnetic: see magnetic pole. ...permeability, magnetic
(Encyclopedia)permeability, magnetic: see magnetism; flux, magnetic. ...resonance, in acoustics
(Encyclopedia)resonance, in acoustics: see vibration. ...resonance, in chemistry
(Encyclopedia)resonance, in chemistry: see chemical bond. ...Browse by Subject
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