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MAGNETIC FLUX UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
Synonyms:
flux unit; magnetic flux unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("magnetic flux unit" is a kind of...):
magnetic flux (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic flux unit"):
maxwell; Mx (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)
Wb; weber (a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells)
