BINDING ENERGY
Dictionary entry overview: What does binding energy mean? • BINDING ENERGY (noun)
The noun BINDING ENERGY has 1 sense:
1. the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Familiarity information: BINDING ENERGY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BINDING ENERGY (noun)
Meaning:
The energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
binding energy; separation energy
Hypernyms ("binding energy" is a kind of...):
energy ((physics) the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs)
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