Definition of Maxwell

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Mx
Generic synonyms: Flux Unit, Magnetic Flux Unit
Group relationships: Wb, Weber

2. Noun. Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879).
Exact synonyms: J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell
Generic synonyms: Physicist

Definition of Maxwell

1. a unit of magnetic flux [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maxwell

maximum permissible dose
maximum permissible exposure level
maximum temperature
maximum urea clearance
maximum velocity
maximum voluntary ventilation
Maxim Gorki
Maxim gun
maxing
maxis
maxixe
maxixes
Maxmilien de Bethune
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Maxostoma
Maxwell
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
maxwells
Maxwell Anderson
Maxzide
Max Beerbohm
Max Born
Max Bruch
Max Delbruck
Max Ernst
Max Ferdinand Perutz
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
Max Muller

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