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• tesla
  tesla

  noun

  a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. T
• Tesla
  Tesla

  noun

  Nikola 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.

tesla

¹ American  

[tes-luh] / ˈtɛs lə /

noun

1. a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. T

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Tesla ² American  

[tes-luh] / ˈtɛs lə /

noun

1. Nikola 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.

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Tesla ¹ British  

/ ˈtɛslə /

noun

1. Nikola (ˈnɪkələ). 1857–1943, US electrical engineer and inventor, born in Smiljan, now in Croatia. His inventions include a transformer, generators, and dynamos

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tesla ² British  

/ ˈtɛslə /

noun

1.  T.  the derived SI unit of magnetic flux density equal to a flux of 1 weber in an area of 1 square metre

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Tesla ¹ Scientific  

1. Serbian-born American electrical engineer and physicist who in 1881 discovered the principles of alternating current. He went on to invent numerous devices and procedures that were essential to the harnessing of electricity and the development of radio.

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tesla ² Scientific  

/ tĕs′lə /

1. The SI derived unit of magnetic flux density, equal to the magnitude of the magnetic field vector necessary to produce a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb moving perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field vector with a velocity of one meter per second. It is equivalent to one weber per square meter.

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Etymology

Origin of tesla

Named after N. Tesla

Example Sentences

In any given year, that might include billionaire venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, who was also an early Tesla and SpaceX backer and longtime Elon Musk ally, or Uber co-founder Garrett Camp.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Tesla stock closed above $400 once in April, but shares haven’t remained consistently above that number since February.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

See more: Tesla just hit a ‘symbolic’ self-driving milestone.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

In April, Musk said SpaceX would take the lead on the first phase of the “scaled up” chip facility, while Tesla invested around $3 billion on a research facility for the project.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The journal carried a report by Merle Tuve claiming that his Tesla coil could drive alpha particles to energies as high as 10 million electron volts without “any serious difficulty.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik