Meaning & Definition of Maxwell in English
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Maxwell
/mækswɛl/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- maxwell,
- Mx
2. Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
synonym:
- Maxwell,
- J. C. Maxwell,
- James Clerk Maxwell