magnetic moment

noun Electricity.

a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.
Also called dipole moment.

Origin of magnetic moment

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby magnetic moment

magnetic levitation, magnetic memory storage, magnetic meridian, magnetic mine, magnetic mirror, magnetic moment, magnetic monopole, magnetic needle, magnetic north, magnetic particle inspection, magnetic permeability

British Dictionary definitions for magnetic moment

magnetic moment

noun

short for magnetic dipole moment, electromagnetic moment

Scientific definitions for magnetic moment

magnetic moment

See magnetic dipole moment.