Isomass

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A condition of having the same mass.

    "If a packet of isomass ions is accelerated through the same potential difference, the ions will achieve an equal velocity and arrive at the detector with a time spread corresponding to their initial spatial distribution in the direction of the flight tube."

  2. 2
    The mechanism by which crystal formation tends toward spherical formations which minimize the surface to volume ratio.

Example

More examples

"If a packet of isomass ions is accelerated through the same potential difference, the ions will achieve an equal velocity and arrive at the detector with a time spread corresponding to their initial spatial distribution in the direction of the flight tube."

Etymology

From iso- + mass.

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