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electromagnetic unit
electromagnetic unitn. Abbr. EMU Any of various units used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units to describe electric and magnetic field strengths, electric current strengths, and other quantities associated with electromagnetism.electromagnetic unit n (Units) any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the magnetic constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number. Abbreviation: EMU or e.m.u. Compare electrostatic unit elec′tromagnet′ic u′nit n. a unit, as an abampere, in the system of units derived from the magnetic effects of an electric current. Abbr.: EMU, emu [1910–15] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | electromagnetic unit - any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetismemuunit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"capacitance unit - a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store chargecharge unit, quantity unit - a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)conductance unit - a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical chargecurrent unit - a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific timeelastance unit - the reciprocal of capacitancefield strength unit - an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensityflux density unit - a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional areainductance unit - a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in itlight unit - a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiationmagnetomotive force unit - a unit of measurement of magnetomotive forcepotential unit - a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)power unit - a measure of electric powerradioactivity unit - a measure of radioactivityresistance unit - the reciprocal of conductance |
electromagnetic unit
e·lec·tro·mag·net·ic u·nit (emu), the unit in an absolute system (that is, CGS) of units using the magnetic effects of current; for example, abampere, abfarad, abhenry, abohm, abvolt.LegalSeeEMUAcronymsSeeEMÜelectromagnetic unit
Synonyms for electromagnetic unitnoun any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetismSynonymsRelated Words- unit
- unit of measurement
- capacitance unit
- charge unit
- quantity unit
- conductance unit
- current unit
- elastance unit
- field strength unit
- flux density unit
- inductance unit
- light unit
- magnetomotive force unit
- potential unit
- power unit
- radioactivity unit
- resistance unit
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