noun
- Plural of milligauss; units of magnetic flux density equal to one thousandth of a gauss.
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The magnetic field strength was measured in milligausses.
- Earth's magnetic field is approximately 250 to 650 milligausses at the surface.
- The device detected fluctuations of several milligausses.
- Scientists recorded the field in milligausses for precision analysis.