Isomass
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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