Definitions of Maxwell:

  • noun:   Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
  • noun:   a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
  • name:  A surname (common: 1 in 3571 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #404)
  • name:  A male given name (rare: 1 in 10000 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #695)