oersted

(ʉrsted′)

noun

the basic unit of electromagnetic field strength in the CGS system, equal to a force of one dyne acting upon a unit magnetic pole in a vacuum (79.58 ampere-turns per meter): abbrev. Oe

Origin: after H. C. Oersted (1777-1851), Dan physicist

See oersted in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. Oe
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic intensity one centimeter from a unit magnetic pole.

Origin:

Origin: After Hans Christian Oersted (1777-1851), Danish physicist

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