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OERSTED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Danish physicist (1777-1851)

Synonyms:

Hans Christian Oersted; Oersted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("oersted" is a kind of...):

field strength unit (an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity)

Meronyms (parts of "oersted"):

gamma (a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted)

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