tesla

[ tes-luh ]

noun

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

Origin of tesla

Named after N. Tesla

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Other definitions for Tesla (2 of 2)

Tesla

[ tes-luh ]

noun

Ni·ko·la [nik-oh-luh], /ˈnɪk oʊ lə/, 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.

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How to use tesla in a sentence

Just last December, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Oracle announced they were relocating their headquarters to Texas, and tesla gave signs it may follow suit.
Why it’s a mistake to bet against Silicon Valley | Katie McLean | February 24, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Elon Musk’s frequent tweets—as well as news of tesla’s substantial Bitcoin investment—have also helped to drive the value increase.
Nvidia’s latest effort to fix the graphics card shortage takes aim at crypto miners | Stan Horaczek | February 19, 2021 | Popular-Science
The electric retracting door handles that tesla uses are expensive and trouble-prone, so Ford wanted something simpler that was also unique and that wouldn’t stick out in the wind, causing aerodynamic drag and wind noise.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E is an important leap into the future | Dan Carney | February 12, 2021 | Popular-Science
It will have some competition from tesla’s recently revamped Model S, which starts around $80,000 and offers a truly ridiculous upgrade to a Plaid Edition with a promised 0-60 time under two seconds.
Audi’s e-Tron GT charges up fast, but turns even faster | Stan Horaczek | February 10, 2021 | Popular-Science
The companies that drive impact aren’t necessarily the ones first to launch — it’s tesla versus the Nissan Leaf.
Raising the steaks: First 3-D-printed rib-eye is unveiled | Laura Reiley | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post

Though not in production yet, the high-end heels will be sold through a tesla-like model.
The Coolest Fashion Innovations of 2014 | Raquel Laneri | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His first product, the tesla Roadster, cost $110,000 in 2010, more than twice the national median household income for that year.
From the Model T to the Model S | The Daily Beast | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
At first blush, Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.
From the Model T to the Model S | The Daily Beast | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Like Ford, Musk knew that tesla could only become a significant player if it were to democratize the electric car.
From the Model T to the Model S | The Daily Beast | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
tesla is now planning to introduce the Model 3, which will have a base cost $35,000.
From the Model T to the Model S | The Daily Beast | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is stated that Nikola tesla has American patents for a somewhat similar device.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, April 1900 | Various
tesla fastened a repugnantly appreciative eye upon her, as if he were becoming privy to an exclusive secret.
Erik Dorn | Ben Hecht
tesla was replying, not so fawningly, the bay beneath his soft words mastering his sycophantic tones.
Erik Dorn | Ben Hecht
The skinny arms, the smoking field, and the balloon with the word "bread" in it were tesla's soul.
Erik Dorn | Ben Hecht
If Eddie and tesla and the whole world would go away and leave her with him, to kiss his eyes and stroke his hair.
Erik Dorn | Ben Hecht

British Dictionary definitions for tesla (1 of 2)

tesla

/ (ˈtɛslə) /

noun

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

Origin of tesla

C20: named after Nikola Tesla

British Dictionary definitions for Tesla (2 of 2)

Tesla

/ (ˈtɛslə) /

noun

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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Scientific definitions for tesla (1 of 2)

tesla

[ tĕs′lə ]

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.

Scientific definitions for Tesla (2 of 2)

Tesla

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.

biography For Tesla

The Serbian-born inventor Nikola Tesla came to America when he was 28 years old. After working briefly for Thomas Edison, Tesla set up his own laboratory and immediately launched a succession of discoveries and inventions. At the time, most commercially generated electricity was distributed over a direct current (DC) system invented by Edison's lab. This system was very expensive and inefficient for a variety of reasons. To be practical and safe, everyday use of electricity generally required low voltages, but transmission of low-voltage power is very inefficient. Generators at the time easily generated alternating current (AC), but not steady DC, and conversion was difficult. Finally, converting high-voltage DC power required for efficient transmission to low voltage power presented yet another set of technical difficulties. Tesla was a staunch proponent of using AC throughout the power supply chain. He demonstrated that AC power could be transmitted efficiently at high voltages over very long distances, and it could be brought down to safe voltages easily with the use of transformers. After Tesla sold the patents to his AC system to George Westinghouse in 1885, there ensued a competition for dominance between Edison's DC system and Westinghouse's AC. Tesla gave public demonstrations of electricity to ease people's fears about the safety of the AC system, even to the point of having currents passed through his body to ignite flames. Tesla's approach won out; the first power plants at Niagara Falls used the AC system to power the city of Buffalo, New York. Tesla's invention of motors and generators using the AC system helped to ensure its success at replacing direct current throughout the country. Beyond his pioneering work in the production and transmission of electromagnetic energy (including what we now know as radio transmission), Tesla's inventions include the Tesla coil (an induction coil used in radio and television technology), a kind of bladeless turbine, remote control systems, and dozens of other devices-over 700 patents in all.

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