noun
Maxwell
MAKS-wehl
noun
1
A unit of magnetic flux in the old cgs system of measurement.
"Older physics textbooks still list field strength in maxwells rather than webers."
"One maxwell equals a very small fraction of a modern weber."
How to Use Maxwell
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA now largely historical unit for measuring magnetic flux, replaced in modern SI usage by the weber.
When to use it
Mostly seen in older scientific texts; current physics uses the weber instead.
Word Forms
maxwells plural
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Etymology
Named after the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell, whose equations unified the description of electricity and magnetism.