maxwell
max·well
noun
1.
2.
Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
Origin
From an earlier form Mackeswell, meaning "Mack's well or spring", from Old English welle (“well”).
Phrases
- Maxwell time
- Maxwell-Wien bridge
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