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• tesla
  tesla

  noun

  a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. T
• Tesla
  Tesla

  noun

  Nikola 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.

tesla

¹ American  

[tes-luh] / ˈtɛs lə /

noun

1. a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. T

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Tesla ² American  

[tes-luh] / ˈtɛs lə /

noun

1. Nikola 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.

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Tesla ¹ British  

/ ˈtɛslə /

noun

1. Nikola (ˈnɪkələ). 1857–1943, US electrical engineer and inventor, born in Smiljan, now in Croatia. His inventions include a transformer, generators, and dynamos

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tesla ² British  

/ ˈtɛslə /

noun

1.  T.  the derived SI unit of magnetic flux density equal to a flux of 1 weber in an area of 1 square metre

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Tesla ¹ Scientific  

1. Serbian-born American electrical engineer and physicist who in 1881 discovered the principles of alternating current. He went on to invent numerous devices and procedures that were essential to the harnessing of electricity and the development of radio.

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tesla ² Scientific  

/ tĕs′lə /

1. The SI derived unit of magnetic flux density, equal to the magnitude of the magnetic field vector necessary to produce a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb moving perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field vector with a velocity of one meter per second. It is equivalent to one weber per square meter.

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Etymology

Origin of tesla

Named after N. Tesla

Example Sentences

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For example, the magnets in the rapid cycling synchrotrons must change fields by several tesla almost instantly.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2024

While today's particle detectors can withstand magnetic fields of several tesla in strength, this switch's performance degrades in high magnetic fields.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024

“On my soul i didn’t pay for twitter blue, u will feel my wrath tesla man!” wrote the rapper who has 8 million followers.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023

If the BOD of tesla made an announcement on what’s happening with tesla leadership.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022

"We make music out of sparks," said Karim Ladha, the creator of the tesla organ.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2010

“We do have a second-mover advantage,” Yamamoto said, adding that Turing is about three years behind Tesla in autonomous-driving technology and less than a year behind British startup Wayve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

An escape clause hidden in Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay package would mark half of his performance targets complete if the company is acquired by Musk’s SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

It competes with established global companies such as Tesla, Waymo and WeRide, and intends to catch up with faster development cycles and increased spending on computing, engineering and driving data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Already on the market is electric-vehicle maker Tesla, which is developing the Optimus humanoid robot.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The odd thing about that is that Nikola Tesla actually did love birds, but not one-legged chickens.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green