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gauss

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. gauss (noun)
  2. Gauss (biographical name)
  3. Gauss' theorem (noun)
  4. gauss meter (noun)
  5. Gauss point (noun)
  6. Gaussian curvature (noun)

gauss

noun \ˈgau̇s\
plural gauss also gauss·es

Definition of GAUSS

: the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux density that is equal to 1 × 10−4 tesla

Origin of GAUSS

Karl F. Gauss
First Known Use: 1882

Rhymes with GAUSS

blouse, chiaus, chouse, douse, Gauss, grouse, house, Klaus, Laos, louse, mouse, scouse, souse, spouse

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