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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss;
[syn: maxwell, Mx]

2. Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879);
[syn: Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

maxwell \maxwell\ n. A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss. Syn: Mx. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

maxwell n 1: a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss [syn: maxwell, Mx] 2: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879) [syn: Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwell]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Maxwell, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 315 Housing Units (2000): 131 Land area (2000): 0.337448 sq. miles (0.873985 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.337448 sq. miles (0.873985 sq. km) FIPS code: 31220 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 41.077761 N, 100.526066 W ZIP Codes (1990): 69151 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Maxwell, NE Maxwell
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Maxwell, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico Population (2000): 274 Housing Units (2000): 148 Land area (2000): 0.474494 sq. miles (1.228933 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.474494 sq. miles (1.228933 sq. km) FIPS code: 47080 Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35 Location: 36.539487 N, 104.542630 W ZIP Codes (1990): 87728 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Maxwell, NM Maxwell
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Maxwell, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 807 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 1.146422 sq. miles (2.969218 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.146422 sq. miles (2.969218 sq. km) FIPS code: 50520 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.890232 N, 93.397657 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50161 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Maxwell, IA Maxwell