"hyperfine structure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hyperfine structures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hyperfine structure (plural hyperfine structures)
  1. (physics) a closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin
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