Found 2 items, similar to maxwell.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: maxwell maxwell n 1: 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 [syn: Mx] 2: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: maxwell maxwell \maxwell\ n. A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss. Syn: Mx. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]