FLUX UNIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("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 "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)