"Helmholtz coil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Helmholtz coils [plural]
Etymology: from Hermann von Helmholtz, German physicist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Helmholtz coil (plural Helmholtz coils)
  1. (physics) one of a pair of flat coils, having equal numbers of turns and equal diameters, arranged on a common axis and connected in series; used to obtain a nearly uniform magnetic field without the use of a long solenoid Wikipedia link: Helmholtz coil Categories (topical): Physics Translations (coil): Helmholtzspule [feminine] (German)

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