ground-state atom

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• ground state — ground′ state n. phs the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

• ground state — n. the lowest energy state of a particle, atom, etc …   English World dictionary

• ground state — noun (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑state * * * noun : the energy level of an atomic electron system, atomic nucleus, or other systems of int …   Useful english dictionary

• ground state — noun Date: 1926 the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states called also ground level …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ground state — Physics. the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles. Also called ground level. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

• ground state — the condition of lowest energy of a nucleus, atom, or molecule, as opposed to the excited state …   Medical dictionary

• ground state — noun Physics the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle …   English new terms dictionary

• ground state — /ˈgraʊnd steɪt/ (say grownd stayt) noun the lowest and most stable energy state of a particle, nucleus, atom, or molecule …  

• Ground State —    The lowest energy state an atom can have …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …   Universalium

• Atom — The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element. An atom has an electron cloud consisting of negatively charged electrons surrounding a dense nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged… …   Wikipedia