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maxwell

Syllabification: (max·well)

Pronunciation: /ˈmaksˌwel, -wəl/

(abbreviation: Mx)

Definition of maxwell

noun

Physics

a unit of magnetic flux in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to that induced through one square centimeter by a perpendicular magnetic field of one gauss.