maxwell
maxwell definition
max·well (maks′wel′)
noun
the basic unit of magnetic flux in the CGS system, equal to the flux through one square centimeter perpendicular to a magnetic field with an intensity of one gauss: one maxwell equals 10 weber: abbrev. Mx
Etymology: after James Clerk Maxwell
Maxwell definition
Max·well (maks′wel′, -wəl)
Maxwell,
James Clerk (klärk) 1831-79; Scot. physicist
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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