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n., pl., gauss, or gauss·es. (Abbr. G)
The centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one maxwell per square centimeter.

[After Karl Friedrich GAUSS.]


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A unit of measurement of magnetic intensity named after Karl F. Gauss (1777-1855), considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. See degauss.

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[Etymology: K. F. Gauss; Germany 1777-1855] magnetic flux density. Symbol Gs, sometimes G. Metric-c.g.s.-Gaussian 1930 As agreed by the International Electrotechnical Committee in 1930,
[Nature Vol. 126, 252 (1930)] identically maxwells per square centimetre; technically defined in a three-dimensional system, it corresponds in the SI, with its extra base unit the ampere, to 100 μT. The gauss is quite small by earthly standards, 1 Gs being only about four times Earth's flux density, but it is subdivided, with 1 gauss = 105 gamma.

magnetomotive force UK 1895 Briefly the unit that became the gilbert.

magnetic field strength Metric-c.g.s. 1900 As agreed at the International Electrical Congress,
[Nature Vol. 62, 414 (1900)] briefly the unit that became the oersted.

 
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gauss (gous) [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 cgs system of units rather than the mks system, it is largely obsolete. See electric and magnetic units.

Unit Conversions: gausses
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To convert from gausses to:

lines/sq. inch, multiply by 6.452.
webers/sq. cm, multiply by 1E-08.
webers/sq. inch, multiply by 6.452E-08.
webers/sq. meter, multiply by .0001.

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