OERSTED

Oersted, Hans Christian Oersted

(noun) Danish physicist (1777-1851)

oersted

(noun) the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

oersted (plural oersteds)

The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.

Anagrams

• teredos

Source: Wiktionary

Oer"sted, n. [After Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist.] (Elec.)

Definition: The C.G.S. unit of magnetic reluctance or resistance, equal to the reluctance of a centimeter cube of air (or vacuum) between parallel faces. Also, a reluctance in which unit magnetomotive force sets up unit flux.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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