Maxwell - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmakswel|  American pronunciation of the word maxwell
Brit.  |ˈmakswel|  British pronunciation of the word maxwell

noun

- 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
- Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)

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Certain of the payments were made on Mr Maxwell's authority.

Maxwell's responsibilities overlap yours, so you will be sharing some of the work.

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