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โ‡ฑ TESLA Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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: a unit of magnetic flux density in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one weber per square meter

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The test achieved a stable superconducting current of 40 kA under a 7-tesla magnetic field at 15 K (-258ยฐC) using facilities at Japanโ€™s National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS). โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
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Anniek Bao,dylan Butts,sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 June 2025 As not a tesla app reported last fall, between 60 and 75% of its vehicles are made in the US and Canada, citing NHTSA data. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025 These coils can produce field strengths over 8 teslas. โ€”๐Ÿ‘ Image
IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tesla

Word History

Etymology

Nikola Tesla

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tesla was in 1958

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โ€œTesla.โ€ Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tesla. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

: a unit of magnetic flux density in the mks system equivalent to one weber per square meter

Biographical Definition

Tesla

biographical name

Nikola 1856โ€“1943 American (Croatian-born) electrical engineer and inventor

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