Noun: magnetic flux
- A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
"The engineer calculated the magnetic flux to determine the efficiency of the electric motor"
- The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
"The Earth's magnetic flux protects us from harmful solar radiation";
- magnetic field, flux
Derived forms: magnetic fluxes
Type of: field, field of force, force field, magnetisation [Brit], magnetization
Encyclopedia: Magnetic flux