magnetic flux

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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 equator, magnetic field, magnetic field of the Earth, magnetic field reversals, magnetic field strength, magnetic flux, magnetic flux density, magnetic head, magnetic hysteresis, magnetic inclination, magnetic induction

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How to use magnetic flux in a sentence

The algorithm then converts these changes in magnetic flux into force.
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When you apply force to the “skin,” the elastomer will deform, and as it deforms, it creates a displacement in magnetic flux, which is read out by the magnetometers under the skin.
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The one in the center is the playback and record head, which contains a tiny magnet that touches the moving tape, reads the magnetic flux embedded on the ribbon, and generates a signal that is then amplified through speakers as sound.
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In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.
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Both are the result of magnetic activity on the sun, but a solar flare has more energy than a CME.
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That shows the magnetic field at work protecting us from these highly energetic particles.
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Their surfaces are a froth of magnetic storms, proportionally more violent than the worst weather on the Sun.
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Cheerleaders fall in love with freaks, jocks aspire to be indie musicians, and relationships are in a constant state of flux.
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He went off whistling, and Isabel raised her hand and looked at it meditatively; his own had been unexpectedly warm and magnetic.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
She came with an easy smile into the little group, and immediately her magnetic presence seemed to rivet all attention.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Thus, the magnetic telegraph was expected for quite three hundred years before its first tap of the keys announced its presence.
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Or, perhaps, they have never got accustomed to the speed and fury of the river's flux, or the miracle of its continuous body.
The Pocket R.L.S.|Robert Louis Stevenson
The flux of pattern dimmed, then hesitated; blanked out and heroically began anew.
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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.