electromagnetic unit
noun
a unit, as an abampere, in the system of units derived from the magnetic effects of an electric current. Abbreviation: emu, EMU
Origin of electromagnetic unit
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby electromagnetic unit
British Dictionary definitions for electromagnetic unit
electromagnetic unit
noun
any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the magnetic constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
Abbreviation: EMU, e.m.u. Compare electrostatic unit
Scientific definitions for electromagnetic unit
electromagnetic unit
Any of various units, such as the abampere and the stilb, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units to describe electric and magnetic field strengths, electric current strengths, and other quantities associated with electromagnetism.