gauss

n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per

square centimeter

2: 1777-1855 [syn: {Gauss}, {Carl Friedrich Gauss}]

Gauss

1. {Carl Friedrich Gauss}

2. Gaussian distribution.

See {normal distribution}.

3. The unit of magnetic field strength. 1 gauss ◦ 1

Maxwell / cm^2.

A good loudspeaker coil magnet flux density is of the order of

10 000 gauss.

(1995-03-18)