magnetic moment

noun

, Electricity.

1. a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.

magnetic moment

noun

1. short for magnetic dipole moment electromagnetic moment

magnetic moment

1. See magnetic dipole moment

Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic moment¹

First recorded in 1860–65