Found 2 items, similar to oersted.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: oersted oersted n 1: the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole 2: Danish physicist (1777-1851) [syn: Hans Christian Oersted]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oersted Oersted \Oer"sted\, n. [After Hans Christian Oersted, Danish physicist.] (Elec.) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]