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maxwell meaning and definition
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Definition of maxwell (noun)
- 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: Mx
- 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
Source: Princeton University Wordnet