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.

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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

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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

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Etymology

Origin of magnetic flux

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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magnetic flux

Within the team's simulated lattice gauge theory, this entangled state represented magnetic flux passing through the center of the loop.

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

Differential rotation produces magnetic activity, while meridional circulation carries magnetic flux toward the poles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025

For this reason, researchers have hypothesized that there is a mechanism during star development that would remove that magnetic flux.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

In a radially decreasing magnetic field, the lines of magnetic flux bow outward, as represented in Fig. 4b.

From LRL Accelerators The 184-Inch Synchrocyclotron by Lawrence Radiation Laboratory

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