'Gauss' definitions:
Definition of 'gauss'
(from WordNet)
noun
A unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter
noun
German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: Gauss, Karl Gauss, Karl Friedrich Gauss]
Definition of 'Gauss'
From: GCIDE
- Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.]
- 1. (Elec.) The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900; sometimes used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field. It was previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician. [PJC]