flux density

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the magnetic, radiant, or electric flux per unit of cross-sectional area.

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flux density British  

noun

1. physics the amount of flux per unit of cross-sectional area

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flux density Scientific  

1. Field flux per unit area.

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Etymology

Origin of flux density

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

There were more of those inadequate noises as rockets   went out—every tube on the starboard side emptied itself in a series of savage grunts—and the Niccola’s magnetronic drive roared at full flux density.

From The Aliens by Dongen, H. R. van

The following Table IV. gives the flux density and permeability of a typical cast iron taken by J.A.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

For particular purposes it is necessary to obtain the highest possible magnetic permeability corresponding to a high, or the highest attainable flux density.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

From Table II. below we see that the permeability of pure iron corresponding to a flux density of 12,000 is 2760.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

If for dynamo or magnet making, it should have the highest possible permeability at a flux density corresponding to practically maximum magnetization.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various