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MAGNETIC FLUX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Synonyms:
flux; magnetic field; magnetic flux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("magnetic flux" is a kind of...):
field; field of force; force field (the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic flux"):
magnetosphere (the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field)
solar magnetic field (the magnetic field of the sun)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("magnetic flux" is a kind of...):
magnetisation; magnetization (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic flux"):
flux unit; magnetic flux unit (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area)
