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Meissner effect
[ mahys-ner ]
noun
, Physics.
- the loss of magnetism that a superconductor displays when cooled to its transition temperature in a magnetic field.
Meissner effect
/ ˈmaɪsnə /
noun
- physics the phenomenon in which magnetic flux is excluded from a substance when it is in a superconducting state, except for a thin layer at the surface
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Meissner effect1
After German physicist Fritz Walther Meissner (1882–1974), who contributed to a description of the effect in 1933
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Meissner effect1
C20: named after Fritz Walther Meissner (1882–1974), German physicist
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