FLUX DENSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flux density mean? 

• FLUX DENSITY (noun)
  The noun FLUX DENSITY has 1 sense:

1. (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

  Familiarity information: FLUX DENSITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUX DENSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

flux; flux density

Hypernyms ("flux density" is a kind of...):

denseness; density (the amount per unit size)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

 Context examples 

A CGS unit of magnetic flux density.

(Gauss, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 10(E-9) tesla (one nanotesla) or 10(E-5) oersted, traditionally used in geophysics for measurement of changes in the Earth's magnetic field.

(Gamma, NCI Thesaurus)