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1. (n.) maxwell
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux, equal to the magnetic flux through one square centimeter normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.

2. (n.) Maxwell
James Clerk (klärk), 1831–79, Scottish physicist.

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1. (noun) maxwell, Mx
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

2. (noun) Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell
Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)

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