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magnetic flux

noun

, Electricity.
  1. the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.


magnetic flux

noun

  1. a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area perpendicular to it, equal to the product of the area and the magnetic flux density through it φ


magnetic flux

  1. The lines of force associated with a magnetic field. The strength of magnetic flux is equivalent to its magnetic flux density per unit area. The SI unit of magnetic flux is the weber.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magnetic flux1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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