Search Result for "binding energy":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect;
[syn: binding energy, separation energy]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

binding energy
    n 1: the energy required to separate particles from a molecule
         or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect [syn: binding
         energy, separation energy]