Maxwell

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  maxwell \maxwell\ n.
     A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to
     the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which
     is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.
  
     Syn: Mx.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  maxwell
       n 1: a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular
            to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of
            1 gauss [syn: {Mx}]
       2: Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and
          magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of
          light (1831-1879) [syn: {J. C. Maxwell}, {James Clerk
          Maxwell}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Maxwell, CA
    Zip code(s): 95955
  Maxwell, IA (city, FIPS 50520)
    Location: 41.89142 N, 93.39880 W
    Population (1990): 788 (334 housing units)
    Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50161
  Maxwell, NE (village, FIPS 31220)
    Location: 41.07859 N, 100.52580 W
    Population (1990): 285 (134 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 69151
  Maxwell, NM (village, FIPS 47080)
    Location: 36.54048 N, 104.54211 W
    Population (1990): 247 (146 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 87728
  Maxwell, TX
    Zip code(s): 78656

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Maxwell, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
     Population (2000):    315
     Housing Units (2000): 131
     Land area (2000):     0.337448 sq. miles (0.873985 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.337448 sq. miles (0.873985 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            31220
     Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
     Location:             41.077761 N, 100.526066 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     69151
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Maxwell, NE
      Maxwell
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Maxwell, NM -- U.S. village in New Mexico
     Population (2000):    274
     Housing Units (2000): 148
     Land area (2000):     0.474494 sq. miles (1.228933 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.474494 sq. miles (1.228933 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            47080
     Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
     Location:             36.539487 N, 104.542630 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     87728
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Maxwell, NM
      Maxwell
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Maxwell, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    807
     Housing Units (2000): 333
     Land area (2000):     1.146422 sq. miles (2.969218 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.146422 sq. miles (2.969218 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            50520
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             41.890232 N, 93.397657 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50161
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Maxwell, IA
      Maxwell