Associations to the word «Oersted»

Wiktionary

OERSTED, noun. The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.

Dictionary definition

OERSTED, noun. The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole.
OERSTED, noun. Danish physicist (1777-1851).

Wise words

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