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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

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.
One of Facebook’s first moves as Meta: Teaching robots to touch and feel|Charlotte Hu|November 1, 2021|Popular-Science
The algorithm then converts these changes in magnetic flux into force.
One of Facebook’s first moves as Meta: Teaching robots to touch and feel|Charlotte Hu|November 1, 2021|Popular-Science
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.
A modern guide to cassette tape players|Sandra Gutierrez|July 23, 2021|Popular-Science
The alternating current in the primary coil of the transformer produces an alternating magnetic flux in the iron core.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

Therefore, in that case, you will have a greater magnetic flux all the way round.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891|Various
At once a terrific magnetic flux was set up through the light-metal.
The Black Star Passes|John W Campbell
In a radially decreasing magnetic field, the lines of magnetic flux bow outward, as represented in Fig. 4b.
LRL Accelerators|Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
The iron by its permeability also concentrates and increases the magnetic flux.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

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.