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maxwell

maxwell

9.7
A unit for measuring magnetic field through one square centimeter in a one gauss field
  • noun
  • /ˈmækswəl/
  • Archaic
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  • Scientists rarely use the maxwell today, preferring the SI unit, the weber.

Examples

  • In the cgs system, one maxwell is the magnetic flux through one square centimeter perpendicular to the field.

  • One maxwell is the basic unit of magnetic flux.

  • The strength of the magnetic field was measured in maxwells during the early experiment.

  • The magnetic field strength was measured in maxwell.

  • A maxwell is defined as the amount of magnetic flux that passes through one square centimeter in a magnetic field of one gauss.

  • In physics, the unit maxwell measures magnetic flux, which is essential in electromagnetism.

  • To understand magnetic fields, it's important to learn that one maxwell corresponds to the flux through a square centimeter area at one gauss.

Synonyms

Mx
vsmaxwell
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A unit that measures magnetic flux through one square centimetre

is the full written name rather than the symbol or abbreviation

Compounds

Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
  • Specialized
9.9

A physics rule that shows how particles in a gas have different energies at the same temperature

Surface Forms

maxwell singular
maxwells plural

Etymology

Maxwell is named after the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell, who showed how electricity and magnetism are connected. It measures magnetic flux, which is like the 'flow' of magnetic lines, so the name links the unit to Maxwell's work on magnetic fields.