meissner effect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics}} The total [[expulsion]] of [[magnetic flux]] from the [[interior]] of a [[superconducting]] [[metal]] when it is cooled in a [[magnetic field]] below a [[critical]] [[temperature]], near [[absolute zero]], at which the [[transition]] to [[superconductivity]] takes place.

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