mass defect

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mass defect

noun mass defects

the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy

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noun difference between the mass of an atom and that of its components

हिन्दी	द्रव्यमान क्षति dravyamān kṣati, द्रव्यमान दोष dravyamān doṣ
Deutsch	Massendefekt

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@misc{mass_defect_2026,
  title = {mass defect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mass%20defect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}