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oersted

oersted

1 9.9
A unit for measuring how strong a magnetic field is
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrˌstɛd/
  • Specialized
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  • AAPT presented the 1993 Oersted Medal to Hans Bethel.

Examples

  • Scientists often use the oersted to quantify magnetic field strength in experiments.

  • AAPT awarded him its highest honor, the Oersted Medal, in 1973.

    Academic text (2001)

  • "This electromagnet generates a field of two hundred oersted.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Upper panel: Contour map of the diffraction pattern from the flux-line lattice in ErNi2B2C for H = 4 kilo-oersteds along c, at 1.6 K. The striking square lattice is well ordered and roughly independent of temperature to T > T N.

    Academic text (1998)

  • This electromagnet generates a field of two hundred oersted.

  • The strength of the magnetic field was measured at ten oersted.

Surface Forms

oersted singular
oersteds plural

Etymology

Oersted is named after the Danish scientist Ørsted, who discovered that electricity creates a 'magnetic field'. So the oersted is a unit that measures the strength of that magnetic field.