ˈgau̇s noun
( plural gauss also gausses )
Etymology: after Karl Friedrich Gauss died 1855 German mathematician
1. : oersted — used before official adoption of oersted in 1932
2. : the cgs electromagnetic unit of magnetic induction equal to the magnetic flux density that will induce an electromotive force of one abvolt in each linear centimeter of a wire moving laterally with a speed of one centimeter per second at right angles to a magnetic flux