"oersted" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oersteds [plural]
Etymology: After Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oersted (plural oersteds)
  1. The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path. Wikipedia link: Hans Christian Ørsted
    Sense id: en-oersted-en-noun-ULBy-PSc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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