: a unit of magnetic flux density in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one weber per square meter
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Magnet strength is measured in units called teslas.
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Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
For example, the magnets in the rapid cycling synchrotrons must change fields by several tesla almost instantly.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, the material’s maximum saturation flux density, a measure of how strongly magnetized the material can become, is 1.5 teslas—well below the 2 T limit of ordinary electric steel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
The magnet demonstrated a magnetic field that measured 20 tesla.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
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Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
For example, the magnets in the rapid cycling synchrotrons must change fields by several tesla almost instantly.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
For example, the material’s maximum saturation flux density, a measure of how strongly magnetized the material can become, is 1.5 teslas—well below the 2 T limit of ordinary electric steel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2024
The magnet demonstrated a magnetic field that measured 20 tesla.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2023
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tesla
noun
tes·la
ˈtes-lə 
: a unit of magnetic flux density in the mks system equivalent to one weber per square meter
Biographical Definition
Tesla
biographical name
Tes·la
ˈte-slə
Nikola 1856–1943 American (Croatian-born) electrical engineer and inventor
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