tesla

noun

tes·​la ˈte-slə How to pronounce tesla (audio)
: a unit of magnetic flux density in the meter-kilogram-second system equivalent to one weber per square meter

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As not a tesla app reported last fall, between 60 and 75% of its vehicles are made in the US and Canada, citing NHTSA data. —Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025 Elon Musk Larry Kudlow tesla white house tesla white house trump buys a tesla trump buys a tesla trump buys tesla trump buys tesla trump cybertruck trump cybertruck trump tesla trump tesla Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. —Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025 Magnet strength is measured in units called teslas. —Lisa Feldman Barrett, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024 For example, the magnets in the rapid cycling synchrotrons must change fields by several tesla almost instantly. —Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tesla

Word History

Etymology

Nikola Tesla

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tesla was in 1958

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tesla

noun
tes·​la ˈtes-lə How to pronounce tesla (audio)
: a unit of magnetic flux density in the mks system equivalent to one weber per square meter

Biographical Definition

Tesla

biographical name

Tes·​la ˈte-slə How to pronounce Tesla (audio)
Nikola 1856–1943 American (Croatian-born) electrical engineer and inventor

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