HyperDic: tesla

English > 2 senses of the word tesla / Tesla:
NOUNquantityteslaa unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
person Tesla, Nikola TeslaUnited States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
tesla / Tesla > pronunciation
Soundsteh'slah; teh'zlah
RhymesAbila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...
English > tesla: 2 senses > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter.
PartsgaussA unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
Broaderflux density unitA measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
Spanishtesla
Catalantesla
English > Tesla: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningUnited States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943).
SynonymNikola Tesla
Instance ofelectrical engineerA person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
inventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishNikola Tesla
CatalanNikola Tesla

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