Definition of gauss in English:
gauss
(also G)
nounPlural gausses ɡaʊsɡaʊs
A unit of magnetic induction, equal to one ten-thousandth of a tesla.
高斯(电磁感应单位)
Example sentencesExamples
- This is happening to our home particularly at night, when the walls can be felt pulsing like they have a heartbeat, and gauss readings can be measured coming in through the windows and walls, ceiling and floor.
- The strength of the magnetic field is 0.12 tesla or 1,200 gauss (ie, magnetic flux density).
- Those two alloys were chosen for their low remanent magnetization (20 gauss for mumetal).
- Normal water has a pH level of around 7, while magnetized water can reach 9.2 pH after exposure to a 7000 gauss strength magnet.
- Its magnetic field grows very intense as well, to a trillion gauss or so.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Karl Gauss (see Gauss, Karl Friedrich).