Oersted

[ UK /ˈə‍ʊəstɪd/ ]
NOUN
  1. Danish physicist (1777-1851)
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How To Use Oersted In A Sentence

  • A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one hundred thousandth ( 10 - 5 ) of an oersted.
  • Nd-Fe-B magnets have worked well for everything from computer hard drives to wind turbines and Toyota's Prius because of their exceptional magnetic strength - the energy product of such magnets can reach 50 million or even 60 million megagauss-oersteds (MGOe). Livescience.com
  • In 1821, Hans Oersted demonstrated that electricity and magnetism were interrelated.
  • Wohler is generally credited with having isolated the metal in 1827, although an impure form was prepared by Oersted two years earlier.
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