Zeeman effect

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Etymology

From Pieter Zeeman Dutch physicist

Noun

Zeeman effect

1. ((physics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) the splitting of single spectral lines into three (or more) in the presence of a magnetic field