nuclear moment

nuclear moment

[′nü·klē·ər ′mō·mənt]
(nuclear physics)
One of the various static electric or magnetic multipole moments of a nucleus.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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