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Zeeman effect
Zee·man ef·fect [ záy maan i fèkt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
splitting of spectrum lines: the splitting of single lines in a spectrum into two, three, or more polarized lines when the source of the spectrum is placed in a magnetic field
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