magnetic flux

noun Electricity.

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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Origin of magnetic flux

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby magnetic flux

magnetic epoch, magnetic equator, magnetic field, magnetic field of the earth, magnetic field reversals, magnetic flux, magnetic flux density, magnetic head, magnetic hysteresis, magnetic inclination, magnetic induction
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British Dictionary definitions for magnetic flux

magnetic flux

noun

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 itSymbol: φ
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Scientific definitions for magnetic flux

magnetic flux

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.
See magnetic flux density.
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