oersted
/ˈɜːrstɛd/
noun
- The unit of magnetic field strength in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.
- The old textbook still used oersteds instead of teslas for magnetic measurements.
- The magnetic field near the magnet was measured at 10 oersteds.
- In physics class, we learned that one oersted equals about 79.6 amperes per meter.