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Noun: oersted  ur-stid
  1. The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole
Noun: Oersted
  1. Danish physicist (1777-1851)
    - Hans Christian Oersted

Derived forms: oersteds

Type of: field strength unit, physicist

Encyclopedia: Oersted, Anders Sandoe