maxwell

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maxwell - 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]

maxwell - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
         ]

maxwell - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Maxwell, CA
    Zip code(s): 95955
  Maxwell, IA (city, FIPS 50520)
    Location: 41.89142 N, 93.39880 W
    Population (1990): 788 (334 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50161
  Maxwell, NE (village, FIPS 31220)
    Location: 41.07859 N, 100.52580 W
    Population (1990): 285 (134 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 69151
  Maxwell, NM (village, FIPS 47080)
    Location: 36.54048 N, 104.54211 W
    Population (1990): 247 (146 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 87728
  Maxwell, TX
    Zip code(s): 78656