MAGNETIC FLUX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does magnetic flux mean? 

• MAGNETIC FLUX (noun)
  The noun MAGNETIC FLUX has 2 senses:

1. a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area

2. the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

  Familiarity information: MAGNETIC FLUX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAGNETIC FLUX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

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

magnetisation; magnetization (the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic flux"):

flux unit; magnetic flux unit (a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

flux; magnetic field; magnetic flux

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

field; field of force; force field (the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "magnetic flux"):

magnetosphere (the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field)

solar magnetic field (the magnetic field of the sun)

 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)

In the study the researchers expand a magnetic field model that combines what is known about solar magnetic flux transport — the movement of magnetic fields around, through and emanating from the surface of the sun — to a wide range of stars with different levels of magnetic activity.

(Even 'Goldilocks' exoplanets need a well-behaved star, National Science Foundation )

A SI derived unit of magnetic flux, equal to the flux that produces in a circuit of one turn an electromotive force of one millivolt, when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero within one minute.

(Millivolt Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI derived unit of magnetic flux, equal to the flux that produces in a circuit of one turn an electromotive force of one microvolt, when the flux is uniformly reduced to zero within one second.

(Microvolt Second, NCI Thesaurus)

One gauss represents a magnetic flux of one maxwell per square centimetre of cross-section perpendicular to the field.

(Gauss, NCI Thesaurus)