|bēˌōsə|vär-, |byōsə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized B&S
Etymology: after Jean B. Biot died 1862 French mathematician and Félix Savart died 1841 French physician & physicist
: a statement in electromagnetism: the magnetic intensity at any point due to a steady current in an infinitely long straight wire is directly proportional to the current and inversely proportional to the distance from point to wire — compare ampere's law