Associations to the word «Hyperfine»

Wiktionary

HYPERFINE, adjective. Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE, noun. (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

Dictionary definition

HYPERFINE, adjective. Extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; "hyperfine structure".

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley