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tesla (tes′lə)

noun

the basic unit of magnetic flux density in the SI and MKS systems, equal to one weber per square meter (10,000 gauss): abbrev. T

Etymology: after Nikola Tesla

Tesla definition

Tesla (tes′lə)

Tesla, Nikola (nik′ə lə) 1856-1943; U.S. inventor, born in Croatia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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