Maxwell - Definition
maxwell
n 1: a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular
to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1
gauss [syn: maxwell, Mx]
2: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and
magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of
light (1831-1879) [syn: Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James
Clerk Maxwell]