BINDING ENERGY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect

Synonyms:

binding energy; separation energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("binding energy" is a kind of...):

energy; free energy ((physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)

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