Search Result for "mass defect":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles;
[syn: mass defect, mass deficiency]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mass defect
    n 1: the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less
         than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles
         [syn: mass defect, mass deficiency]