noun
- plural of oersted: units of magnetic field strength in the CGS electromagnetic system
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The magnetic field was measured at 500 oersteds.
- Earth’s magnetic field is approximately 0.5 oersteds.
- The electromagnet produced a field of 2000 oersteds.
- Scientists recorded field strengths ranging from 10 to 100 oersteds.
- The instrument can detect fields as weak as 0.1 oersteds.