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    MASS DEFECT

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    mass defect; mass deficiency

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural phenomena

    Hypernyms ("mass defect" is a kind of...):

    mass (the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field)

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