tesla

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛslə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tes′lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tes•la  (tes′lə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Electricitya unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbr.: T
  • named after north, northern. Tesla

Tes•la  (tes′lə),USA pronunciation n. 
    Ni•ko•la  (nik′ō lə),USA pronunciation 1856–1943, U.S. physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor, born in Croatia.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tesla /ˈtɛslə/ n
  1. the derived SI unit of magnetic flux density equal to a flux of 1 weber in an area of 1 square metreSymbol: T
Etymology: 20th Century: named after Nikola Tesla
'tesla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gauss - T - tesla coil - nanotesla - T, t

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