| NOUN | quantity | 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 |
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| person | Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell | Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) |
| Sounds | mae'ksweh.l | |
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| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | Mx | |
| Part of | weber, Wb | A unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells |
| Broader | flux unit, magnetic flux unit | A measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area |
| Spanish | maxwell | |
| Catalan | maxwell | |
| Meaning | Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879). | |
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| Synonyms | J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell | |
| Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
| Spanish | James Clerk Maxwell, Maxwell | |
| Catalan | James Clerk Maxwell, Maxwell | |
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