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Definition of Maxwell

• (noun) Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
• (noun) 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

Synonyms of Maxwell

• Mx
• Maxwell
• J. C. Maxwell
• James Clerk Maxwell

Antonyms of Maxwell

Homophones of Maxwell