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Brewer's: Æon

(Greek, aion), eternity, an immeasurable length of time; any being that is eternal. Basilides reckons there have been 365 such æons, or gods; but Valentinius restricts the number to 30.…

gauss

(Encyclopedia) gaussgaussgous [key] [for C. F. Gauss], abbr. G, unit of magnetic flux density (see flux, magnetic) equal to 0.0001 (10−4) weber per square meter. Since this unit is derived from the…

weber, unit of magnetic flux

(Encyclopedia) weberwebervāˈbər, wē–, wĕbˈər [key] [for W. E. Weber], abbr. Wb, unit of magnetic flux in the mks system of weights and measures; 1 Wb is equal to 1 volt-second. The weber per square…

Mombert, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Mombert, AlfredMombert, Alfredälˈfrĕt mômˈbĕrt [key], 1872–1942, German poet. He was briefly a lawyer and public official. His works, characterized by mysticism, fantasy, and…

flux, magnetic

(Encyclopedia) flux, magnetic, in physics, term used to describe the total amount of magnetic field in a given region. The term flux was chosen because the power of a magnet seems to “flow” out of…

tesla

(Encyclopedia) teslateslatĕsˈlə [key], unit of magnetic flux density: see under weber.

cryolite

(Encyclopedia) cryolite or kryolitecryoliteboth: krīˈəlītˌ [key] [Gr.,=frost stone], mineral usually pure white or colorless but sometimes tinted in shades of pink, brown, or even black and having a…