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New American Oxford Dictionary

maxwell

max well |ˈmaksˌwel, -wəl ˈmækswɛl |(abbr.: Mx ) ▶noun Physics a unit of magnetic flux in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to that induced through one square centimeter by a perpendicular magnetic field of one gauss. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Maxwell, James Clerk .

 

Maxwell, Elsa

Max well, Elsa |ˈmaksˌwel ˈmækswɛl | (1883 –1963 ), US columnist and professional hostess. She was a legendary hostess for high society and royalty from the 1920s and began to write a syndicated gossip column during the 1940s.

 

Maxwell, James Clerk

Max well, James Clerk |ˈmækswɛl ˈmaksˌwel | (1831 –79 ), Scottish physicist. He extended the ideas of Faraday and Kelvin with his equations of electromagnetism, and he succeeded in unifying electricity and magnetism, identifying the electromagnetic nature of light and postulating the existence of other electromagnetic radiation.

 

Maxwell, Robert

Max |well |ˈmakswɛl | (1923 –91 ), Czech-born British publisher and media entrepreneur; born Jan Ludvik Hoch; full name Ian Robert Maxwell. He died in obscure circumstances while yachting off Tenerife; it subsequently emerged that he had misappropriated company pension funds.

 

Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution

Max well –Boltz mann dis tri bu tion |ˈmakˌswel ˈbōltsmən, ˈmakswəl ˌmækswɛl ˌboʊltsmən dɪstrɪˈbjuʃən |Physics a formula describing the statistical distribution of particles in a system among different energy levels. The number of particles in a given energy level is proportional to exp. (− E / kT ), where E is the energy of the level, k is Boltzmann's constant, and T is the absolute temperature. ORIGIN 1920s: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ) and L. Boltzmann, Ludwig .

 

Maxwell's demon

Max well's de mon Physics a hypothetical being imagined as controlling a hole in a partition dividing a gas-filled container into two parts, and allowing only fast-moving molecules to pass in one direction, and slow-moving molecules in the other. This would result in one side of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, in violation of the second law of thermodynamics. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ).

 

Maxwell's equations

Max well's e qua tions Physics a set of four linear partial differential equations that summarize the classical properties of the electromagnetic field. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

maxwell

maxwell |ˈmakswɛl |(abbrev.: Mx ) ▶noun Physics a unit of magnetic flux in the c.g.s. system, equal to that induced through one square centimetre by a perpendicular magnetic field of one gauss. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Maxwell, James Clerk .

 

Maxwell, Elsa

Max well, Elsa |ˈmaksˌwel ˈmækswɛl | (1883 –1963 ), US columnist and professional hostess. She was a legendary hostess for high society and royalty from the 1920s and began to write a syndicated gossip column during the 1940s.

 

Maxwell, James Clerk

Max |well |ˈmakswɛl | (1831 –79 ), Scottish physicist. He extended the ideas of Faraday and Kelvin in his equations of electromagnetism and succeeded in unifying electricity and magnetism, identifying the electromagnetic nature of light, and postulating the existence of other electromagnetic radiation.

 

Maxwell, Robert

Max |well |ˈmakswɛl | (1923 –91 ), Czech-born British publisher and media entrepreneur; born Jan Ludvik Hoch; full name Ian Robert Maxwell. He died in obscure circumstances while yachting off Tenerife; it subsequently emerged that he had misappropriated company pension funds.

 

Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution

Maxwell –Boltzmann dis ¦tri |bu ¦tion ▶noun Physics a formula describing the statistical distribution of particles in a system among different energy levels. The number of particles in a given energy level is proportional to exp (− E / kT ), where E is the energy of the level, k is Boltzmann's constant, and T is the absolute temperature. ORIGIN 1920s: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ) and L. Boltzmann, Ludwig .

 

Maxwell Davies, Sir Peter

Max |well Davies see Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell.

 

Maxwell's demon

Maxwell's demon ▶noun Physics a hypothetical being imagined as controlling a hole in a partition dividing a gas-filled container into two parts, and allowing only fast-moving molecules to pass in one direction, and slow-moving molecules in the other. This would result in one side of the container becoming warmer and the other colder, in violation of the second law of thermodynamics. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ).

 

Maxwell's equations

Maxwell's equa |tions |ˈmakswɛlz | ▶plural noun Physics a set of four linear partial differential equations which summarize the classical properties of the electromagnetic field. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after J. C. Maxwell (see Maxwell, James Clerk ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Maxwell

Max well Substantiv, Neutrum Physik , das |ˈmækswəl |das Maxwell; Genitiv: des Maxwell, Plural: die Maxwell nach dem britischen Physiker, 1831 –1879 Einheit des magnetischen Flusses im elektromagnetischen CGS-System M