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magnetic resonance
nounDefinition of magnetic resonance
: the excitation of particles (such as atomic nuclei or electrons) in a magnetic field by exposure to electromagnetic radiation of a specific frequency
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The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—or MagLab, as it's known—works with a variety of high-strength magnets for everything from mass spectrometry to magnetic resonance. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "This Is the Strongest Superconducting Magnet Ever," 19 June 2019 Once the material was collected, the scientists used magnetic resonance and spectroscopy, the dividing of light into wavelengths, to understand how much material absorbed a particular frequency of infrared light. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Milky Way Is Full of Potentially Toxic "Space Grease"," 28 June 2018 The base has no magnetic resonance imagining equipment and Congress has forbidden the transfer to the United States of any Guantánamo detainee, not even for medical treatment. — Carol Rosenberg, miamiherald, "Lawyers: Scan suggests alleged 9/11 plotter suffered head injury in CIA custody | Miami Herald," 30 Apr. 2018 Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the team also found that levels of GABA—the main chemical that inhibits signals in the brain—in participants' hippocampi predicted their ability to suppress thoughts. — Simon Makin, Scientific American, "Brain’s “Brakes” Suppress Unwanted Thoughts," 1 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'magnetic resonance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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