单词 | Maxwell |
释义 | Maxwell(ˈmækswəl) noun 1. James Clerk. 1831–79, Scottish physicist. He made major contributions to the electromagnetic theory, developing the equations (Maxwell equations) upon which classical theory is based. He also contributed to the kinetic theory of gases, and colour vision 2. (Ian) Robert, original name Robert Hoch. 1923–91, British publisher, born in Slovakia: founder (1949) of Pergamon Press; chairman of Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd. (1984–91); theft from his employees'pension funds and other frauds discovered after his death led to the collapse of his business maxwell(ˈmækswəl) noun the cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux through one square centimetre normal to a field of one gauss. It is equivalent to 10–8 weber Symbol: Mx Word origin C20: named after James Clerk Maxwell |
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