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kilogauss

American

[kil-uh-gous] / ˈkɪl əˌgaʊs /

noun

Electricity.

a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. kG

Etymology

Origin of kilogauss

First recorded in 1890–95; kilo- + gauss

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