English dictionary
maxwell
/'m/&/ksw/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
Synonyms mxSource: WordNet 3.0
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Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
Source: WordNet 3.0