: a unit of magnetic flux density in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one weber per square meter
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe permanent magnets generate only 0.055 tesla, so no magnetic shielding is needed (standard MRI scanners use 1.5- or 3-tesla fields). Simon Makin, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2021 The plan was to run a current through it, resulting in a magnetic field of twenty tesla. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021 Described in a letter to the journal Nature, the magnet reaches the strength of 45.5 teslas. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2019 The field measured out to 1,200 teslas, a unit of magnetic measurement. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2018 The team doesn’t intend to stop at 32 teslas, however. Kyree Leary, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2017 The National MagLab has the world’s strongest hybrid magnet which reaches 45 tesla. Gary Fineout, The Seattle Times, 22 Aug. 2017 Here are some other happenings this weekend: ALL WEEKEND‘TESLA: Staff Report, Orange County Register, 25 May 2017 Tesla records also show that 75 percent of the ambulance trips were unrelated to work injuries, for example, an illness or another pre-existing condition. Louis Hansen, The Mercury News, 18 May 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
Nikola Tesla
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
tesla
noun
tes·la ˈtes-lə
: a unit of magnetic flux density in the mks system equivalent to one weber per square meter
Biographical Definition
Tesla
biographical name
Tes·la ˈte-slə
Nikola 1856–1943 American (Croatian-born) electrical engineer and inventor