Associations to the word «Hyperfine»

Wiktionary

HYPERFINE, adjective. Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE, noun. (physics) a closely spaced structure of lines in the spectrum of an atom or molecule due to nuclear isotopic effects and/or to nuclear spin

Dictionary definition

HYPERFINE, adjective. Extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; "hyperfine structure".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats