"Zeeman effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Zeeman effects [plural]
Etymology: After Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zeeman effect (plural Zeeman effects)
  1. (physics) The splitting of single spectral lines into three (or more) in the presence of a magnetic field. Wikipedia link: Pieter Zeeman, Zeeman effect Categories (topical): Physics Hyponyms: Paschen-Back effect

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