/mæˈkswɛˌl/ - [makswel] - Max•well
We found 4 definitions of maxwell from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: maxwells |
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maxwell - 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 | ||
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flux unit, magnetic flux unit a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area | ||
maxwell - Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) | ||
J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell |