"gauss" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊs/ Audio: en-us-gauss.ogg [US] Forms: gausses [plural], gauss [plural]
Etymology: Named for Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun|+|gauss}} gauss (plural gausses or gauss)
  1. The unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla. Wikipedia link: Gauss (unit) Categories (topical): Units of measure Translations (unit of magnetic field strength): gauss [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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