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  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

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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

In 2010, the event was held inside the city's Centre for Life and Discovery which rang to the buzzing, cacophonous sounds of one million volt tesla coils being used as a musical instrument.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2010

Now it appears that the wedge-shaped stainless-steel monstrosity that is the Tesla Cybertruck is headed for that great scrapyard in the sky.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

SpaceX is a much better tech stock than Tesla.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The brutally angular design was rumored to have sprung directly from the mind of Musk himself, with the mandate to the Tesla design team to make it so.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

In Grimes County, where SpaceX and Tesla plan to build a 100-million-square-foot facility, residents showed up to the county commission meeting in June to argue that the development could ruin their quiet quality of life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

His chosen instrument was the Tesla coil, a high-voltage transformer invented by the visionary physicist Nikola Tesla in the 1890s.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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