Maxwellianadj.¹

Brit.

/maksˈwɛlɪən/, U.S.

/mæksˈwɛliən/

Forms: 1800s– Maxwellian, 1900s– maxwellian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxwell , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of James Clerk Maxwell (see Maxwell n.²) + -ian suffix.

Physics.

Of, relating to, or derived by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell; in accordance with or obeying Maxwell's law, equations, or distribution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > [adjective]

electromagnetic1820

electromagnetical1821

electric-magnetic1823

magneto-electric1831

magnelectric1832

machine-electric1833

magneto-electrical1836

Maxwellian1886

1886 Electrician 26 Mar. 386/2 The Maxwellian stress.

1939 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 29 253 The light from an electric bulb, rendered nearly parallel by a condenser, filled a large lens at whose principal focus the eye was placed. This lens appeared uniformly illuminated by the ‘Maxwellian view’.

1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. i. 32 For a whole group of individual stars, these relative speeds are distributed rather like the maxwellian distribution of velocities for the particles of a gas.

1989 M. Longair in P. Davies New Physics vi. 166/1 Just as in a Maxwellian gas, the exchange of energy tends to lead to the equipartition of energy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Maxwellianadj.²

Brit.

/maksˈwɛlɪən/, U.S.

/mæksˈwɛliən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxwell , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Ian Robert Maxwell (born Jan Ludvik Hoch) (1923–91), Czechoslovakian-born British publisher + -ian suffix.

Of, relating to, or regarded as characteristic of Robert Maxwell, esp. in relation to his misuse of employees' pension funds for business deals.

ΚΠ

1988 Time (Electronic ed.) 28 Nov. The tenets of Maxwellian management call for living over the shop, working 24 hours a day, hiring and firing often, trusting only family members and centralizing all power.

1993 Accountancy Oct. 35/1 There were dark suggestions in the Square Mile that Lonrho might have a black hole of Maxwellian proportions in its accounts.

1996 Daily Tel. 4 Dec. 18/4 The French are engaged in a Maxwellian raid of their state telecom's pension fund, while the Commission looks the other way.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maxwellian
释义	Maxwellianadj.¹ Brit. /maksˈwɛlɪən/, U.S. /mæksˈwɛliən/ Forms: 1800s– Maxwellian, 1900s– maxwellian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxwell , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of James Clerk Maxwell (see Maxwell n.²) + -ian suffix. Physics. Of, relating to, or derived by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell; in accordance with or obeying Maxwell's law, equations, or distribution. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrically induced magnetism > [adjective] electromagnetic1820 electromagnetical1821 electric-magnetic1823 magneto-electric1831 magnelectric1832 machine-electric1833 magneto-electrical1836 Maxwellian1886 1886 Electrician 26 Mar. 386/2 The Maxwellian stress. 1939 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 29 253 The light from an electric bulb, rendered nearly parallel by a condenser, filled a large lens at whose principal focus the eye was placed. This lens appeared uniformly illuminated by the ‘Maxwellian view’. 1968 R. A. Lyttleton Myst. Solar Syst. i. 32 For a whole group of individual stars, these relative speeds are distributed rather like the maxwellian distribution of velocities for the particles of a gas. 1989 M. Longair in P. Davies New Physics vi. 166/1 Just as in a Maxwellian gas, the exchange of energy tends to lead to the equipartition of energy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Maxwellianadj.² Brit. /maksˈwɛlɪən/, U.S. /mæksˈwɛliən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Maxwell , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Ian Robert Maxwell (born Jan Ludvik Hoch) (1923–91), Czechoslovakian-born British publisher + -ian suffix. Of, relating to, or regarded as characteristic of Robert Maxwell, esp. in relation to his misuse of employees' pension funds for business deals. ΚΠ 1988 Time (Electronic ed.) 28 Nov. The tenets of Maxwellian management call for living over the shop, working 24 hours a day, hiring and firing often, trusting only family members and centralizing all power. 1993 Accountancy Oct. 35/1 There were dark suggestions in the Square Mile that Lonrho might have a black hole of Maxwellian proportions in its accounts. 1996 Daily Tel. 4 Dec. 18/4 The French are engaged in a Maxwellian raid of their state telecom's pension fund, while the Commission looks the other way. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1886adj.²1988
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