Tes·la (t s l ), Nikola 1856-1943. Serbian-born American electrical engineer and physicist who discovered the principles of alternating current (1881) and invented numerous devices and procedures that were seminal to the development of radio and the harnessing of electricity. |
| tes·la (tsl) n. Abbr. T The unit of magnetic flux density in the International System of Units, equal to the magnitude of the magnetic field vector necessary to produce a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb moving perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field vector with a velocity of one meter per second. It is equivalent to one weber per square meter. See Table at measurement. [After Nikola Tesla.] |
tesla [ˈtɛslə]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the derived SI unit of magnetic flux density equal to a flux of 1 weber in an area of 1 square metre. Symbol T
[named after Nikola Tesla (1857-1943), Croatian-born US electrical engineer and inventor]
Tesla [ˈtɛslə]
n
(Biographies / Tesla, Nikola (1857-1943) M, USnational of birth: Croatian, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, TECHNOLOGY: inventor) Nikola (ˈnɪkələ). 1857-1943, US electrical engineer and inventor, born in Smiljan, now in Croatia. His inventions include a transformer, generators, and dynamos
| tesla (tsl) The SI derived unit of magnetic flux density, equal to the magnitude of the magnetic field vector necessary to produce a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb moving perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field vector with a velocity of one meter per second. It is equivalent to one weber per square meter. |
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| Noun | 1. | tesla - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter flux density unit - a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area gauss - a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter |
| 2. | Tesla - United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943) |
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