noun
- the SI unit of magnetic flux density, equal to one weber per square meter
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The magnetic field strength was measured at 0.5 tesla.
- MRI machines typically operate at magnetic field strengths of 1.5 to 3 tesla.
- The tesla is named after inventor Nikola Tesla.
- Scientists recorded a magnetic flux density of 2.1 tesla in the experiment.
- The unit tesla replaced the older unit gauss in scientific measurements.