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A unit of magnetic induction, equal to one ten-thousandth of a tesla.
‘The strength of the magnetic field is 0.12 tesla or 1,200 gauss (ie, magnetic flux density).’
‘Normal water has a pH level of around 7, while magnetized water can reach 9.2 pH after exposure to a 7000 gauss strength magnet.’
‘Those two alloys were chosen for their low remanent magnetization (20 gauss for mumetal).’
‘This is happening to our home particularly at night, when the walls can be felt pulsing like they have a heartbeat, and gauss readings can be measured coming in through the windows and walls, ceiling and floor.’
‘Its magnetic field grows very intense as well, to a trillion gauss or so.’
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Karl Gauss (see Gauss, Karl Friedrich).