magnetic flux

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.

---

magnetic flux British  

noun

1. φ. a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area perpendicular to it, equal to the product of the area and the magnetic flux density through it

---

magnetic flux Scientific  

1. The lines of force associated with a magnetic field. The strength of magnetic flux is equivalent to its magnetic flux density per unit area. The SI unit of magnetic flux is the weber.

2. See magnetic flux density

---

Etymology

Origin of magnetic flux

First recorded in 1895–1900

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

magnetic flux

"For us, the exciting step was to encode the magnetic flux in a gauge field that was itself dynamical," says Dr. Saner.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

When the researchers ran their simulation without magnetic flux, the particle could tunnel freely around the loop.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead, failure is usually triggered by the movement of vortices, tiny regions where magnetic flux can pass through the material.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

This process allows the penetration and pinning of magnetic flux quanta, which in turn creates a magnetic stray field.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Outside the rods we have a corresponding set of charges, lines of electric strain stretching from end to end of the rod, alternating with rings of magnetic flux embracing the rod.

From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---