gauss noun. [gaʊs] L19.
[K. F. Gauss (1777-1855) German mathematician.]
Physics. Orig., a unit of magnetic field strength: = OERSTED. Later, a cgs unit of magnetic induction (equivalent to 10⁴ tesla) equal to the flux density which exerts a force of one dyne per centimetre on a wire carrying one electromagnetic unit of current (ten amperes) perpendicular to the field.

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