English Explanatory Dictionary

tesla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
name
  1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
  2. Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856–1943).
noun
  1. A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛslə/ /ˈtɛzlə/ en-us-tesla.ogg

Word forms

tesla teslas

Etymology

Named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла.

Related words

mul:T

Derived words

Teslaphile Tesla-swap Tesla-swapped tesla Tesla turbine T Tesler

Translations

Bulgarian: Те́сла Chinese Mandarin: 特斯拉 Macedonian: Тесла Serbo-Croatian: Tesla Serbo-Croatian: Тесла
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