Zeeman effect
Zee·man effect [ ˈzā-ˌmän-]
[ˈzā-ˌmän-]
: the splitting of a single spectral line into two or more lines of different frequencies observed when radiation (such as light) originates in a magnetic field
First Known Use of Zeeman effect
1897, in the meaning defined above
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