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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) gauss
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic field strength, equal to 10⁻⁴ tesla.

2. (n.) Gauss
Karl Friedrich, 1777–1855, German mathematician and astronomer.

Etymology: (1965–70)

Definition of 'gauss'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) gauss
a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

2. (noun) Gauss, Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss
German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855)

Definition of 'gauss'

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

1. gauss
A name suggested for unit intensity of magnetic field. Sylvanus P. Thomson proposed for its value the intensity of a field of 1E8 C. G. S. electro-magnetic units. J. A. Fleming proposed the strength of field which would develop one volt potential difference in a wire 1E6 centimeters long, moving through such field with a velocity of one centimeter per second. This is one hundred times greater than Thomson's standard. Sir William Thomson suggested the intensity of field produced by a current of one ampere at a distance of one centimeter

The gauss is not used to any extent; practical calculations are based on electro-magnetic lines of force.

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