Mass Defect

Definition: Mass Defect

1. The amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles.

Specialty Definitions: Mass Defect

Domain	Definitions
Nuclear Energy & Physics	Difference between the sum of the masses of the nucleons forming the nucleus and the mass of that nucleus. Source: European Union. (references)
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Modern Translations: Mass Defect

Language		Translations for "mass defect"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		massedefekt. (various references)

Dutch		massatekort. (various references)

Finnish		massavajaus. (various references)

French		défaut de masse. (various references)

German		Massendefekt. (various references)

Greek		έλλειμμα μάζας. (various references)

Hungarian		tömegdefektus. (various references)

Italian		difetto di massa. (various references)

Pig Latin		assmay efectday

Portuguese		defeito de massa. (various references)

Spanish		defecto de masa. (various references)

Swedish		massdefekt. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Mass Defect

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-e-f-m-s-s-t"
	-3 letters: deafest, defaces, defames, defeats, defects, demasts, ectases, faceted, feasted, sedates, steamed.
	-4 letters: adeems, cadets, castes, ceased, ceases, cessed, cestas, decafs, deface, defame, defats, defeat, defect, demast, edemas, facete, facets, faeces, fasces, fasted, feased, feases, feasts, fessed, massed, masted, meated, messed, safest, seamed, seated, sedate, sesame, stades, steads, steams, steeds, teamed, teased, teases.
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