Definitions:

1. Dutch physicist honored for research and influence of magnetism on radiation which showed that light is radiated by the motion of charged particles in an atom. NOUN
   • Astronomers rely on Zeeman effect to measure the strength of magnetic fields in distant stars.
2. Refers to Pieter Zeeman, a Dutch physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1902 for his discovery of the Zeeman Effect. NOUN
   • The Zeeman Effect was a groundbreaking discovery that advance the field of quantum mechanics.

Synonyms:

• magnetic effect
• magnetic field