Maxwell

biographical name

Max·well ˈmaks-ˌwel

-wəl

James Clerk ˈklärk

1831–1879 Scottish physicist

Maxwellian

maks-ˈwe-lē-ən

adjective

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maxwell

noun

max·well ˈmak-swel

: the cgs electromagnetic unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux per square centimeter of normal cross section in a region where the magnetic induction is one gauss : 10⁻⁸ weber

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