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  oersted

  noun

  the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Oe
• Oersted
  Oersted

  noun

  Hans Christian 1777–1851, Danish physicist.

oersted

¹ American  

[ur-sted] / ˈɜr stɛd /

noun

Electricity.

1. the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Oe

2. (formerly) the unit of magnetic reluctance equal to the reluctance of a centimeter cube of vacuum between parallel surfaces. Oe

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Oersted ² American  

[ur-sted, œr-stith] / ˈɜr stɛd, ˈœr stɪð /

noun

1. Hans Christian 1777–1851, Danish physicist.

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oersted British  

/ ˈɜːstɛd /

noun

1.  Oe.  the cgs unit of magnetic field strength; the field strength that would cause a unit magnetic pole to experience a force of 1 dyne in a free space. It is equivalent to 79.58 amperes per metre

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Oersted ¹ Scientific  

1. Danish physicist who is credited as the founder of the science of electromagnetism. Oersted established the connection between electric current and magnetic force when he accidentally discovered that a compass's magnetic needle is deflected at right angles when placed next to a conductor carrying an electric current. The oersted unit of magnetic field strength is named after him.

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oersted ² Scientific  

/ ûr′stĕd′ /

1. The unit of magnetic field strength in the centimeter-gram-second system. A unit magnetic monopole in a magnetic field with a strength of one oersted would be subjected to a force of one dyne. It is equal to 79.577 amperes per meter.

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Etymology

Origin of oersted

First recorded in 1875–80; named after H. C. Oersted

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Oersted

Germany has other suppliers, and GasTerra and Oersted said they were prepared for a shutoff.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022

Maxwell brought together all the work that had been done by brilliant physicists such as Oersted, Coulomb, Gauss, and Faraday, and added his own insights to develop the overarching theory of electromagnetism.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Historically, it was very shortly after Oersted discovered that currents cause magnetic fields that other scientists asked the following question: Can magnetic fields cause currents?

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Faraday and Oersted showed that a moving magnet produces an electric field, that a moving electric charge produces a magnetic field.

From Time Magazine Archive

The time was ripe for a quantitative investigation of current induction, like that furnished by the genius of Ampère after the discovery by Oersted of the deflection of a magnet by an electric current.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray