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mass defect

DEFINITIONS OF: mass defect

1

n the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles

Synonyms:
mass deficiency
Type of:
mass
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
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