Hyperfine

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  • adjective. Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.
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  • adjective. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components
  • Word Usage
    "The magnetic field separates these levels into two "hyperfine" states."
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    thin  
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