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MAXWELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
Synonyms:
J. C. Maxwell; James Clerk Maxwell; Maxwell
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("maxwell" is a kind of...):
flux unit; magnetic flux unit (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area)
Holonyms ("maxwell" is a part of...):
Wb; weber (a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells)
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