noun
- Plural of kilogauss; units of magnetic flux density equal to one thousand gauss.
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The magnetic field strength was measured at 5 kilogausses.
- Modern MRI machines operate at field strengths of several kilogausses.
- The laboratory equipment could generate magnetic fields up to 10 kilogausses.
- Researchers calibrated the sensor to detect variations in the kilogausses range.