| NOUN | quantity | gauss | a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter |
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| person | Gauss, Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss | German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) |
| Sounds | gaw's | |
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| Rhymes | alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws... | |
| Meaning | A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter. | |
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| Part of | tesla | A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter |
| Parts | microgauss | A unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss |
| Broader | flux density unit | A measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area |
| Spanish | gauss, Gauss | |
| Catalan | gauss, Gauss | |
| Meaning | German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855). | |
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| Synonyms | Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss | |
| Instance of | mathematician | A person skilled in mathematics |
| Spanish | Carl Friedrich Gauss, Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss | |
| Catalan | Carl Friedrich Gauss, Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss | |
| Adjectives | Gaussian | of or relating to Karl Gauss or his mathematical theories of magnetics or electricity or astronomy or probability |
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