noun
- a unit of magnetic field strength equal to 1,000 gauss
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The MRI machine generates a magnetic field of several kilogauss.
- Scientists measured the magnetic field at 2.5 kilogauss.
- The permanent magnet produced a field strength of 10 kilogauss.
- Laboratory equipment can detect fields as low as 0.1 kilogauss.
- The electromagnet reached its maximum output of 15 kilogauss.
- Magnetic field measurements were recorded in kilogauss units.