tesla

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
  2. noun United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)

Etymology

Named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла.

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