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oersted

/ˈɜːr.stɛd/

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noun

/ˈɜːr.stɛd/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее единицу напряжённости магнитного поля, исторически определяемую как напряжённость поля на расстоянии одного сантиметра от единичного магнитного полюса.

A noun referring to a unit of magnetic field strength, historically defined as the field strength at a distance of one centimeter from a unit magnetic pole.

  1. C2formalscientific

    A unit of magnetic field strength in the CGS (centimeter-gram-second) system, defined as the magnetic field strength at a distance of one centimeter from a unit magnetic pole.

    ruЭрстед

    • The magnetic field of the Earth is approximately 0.5 oersteds.
    • The experiment measured a field strength of 10 oersteds.
    • The oersted is named after the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted.
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