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Biot-Savart law

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[bee-oh-suh-vahr, byoh-] / ˈbi oʊ səˈvɑr, ˈbyoʊ- /

noun

Physics.

  1. the law that the magnetic induction near a long, straight conductor, as wire, varies inversely as the distance from the conductor and directly as the intensity of the current in the conductor.

Etymology

Origin of Biot-Savart law

Named after J. B. Biot ( see biotite) and Felix Savart (1791–1841), French physician and physicist

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