magnetic flux

/mægˌnɛdɪk fləks/

Other forms: magnetic fluxes

Definitions of magnetic flux

1. noun

   a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
   types:

   flux unit, magnetic flux unit

   a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area

   Mx, maxwell

   a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

   Wb, weber

   a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

   type of:

   magnetisation, magnetization

   the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
2. noun

   the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
   synonyms: flux, magnetic field

   types:

   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

   type 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