Definitions for Maxwell
ˈmæks wɛl, -wəlmax·well

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1. maxwell, Mxnoun

   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

2. Maxwell, J. C. Maxwell, James Clerk Maxwellnoun

   Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)

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1. maxwellnoun

   A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.

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1. Maxwellnoun

   from Mackeswell near Melrose.

2. maxwellnoun

   A unit of magnetic flux that produces one abvolt per turn per second

3. Maxwellnoun

   A Scottish habitational surname from Mackeswell near Melrose.

4. Maxwellnoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname.

5. Etymology: From James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist and mathematician

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1. maxwell

   A Maxwell is a unit of magnetic flux in the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system of units. It is named after James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish physicist known for his fundamental work in electromagnetism. A Maxwell is equal to the flux that produces one abvolt by changing at the rate of one unit of frequency per second.

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1. Maxwell

   Gerald Maxwell Rivera, known as Maxwell is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. His music spans R&B, funk and soul, but he is best known as one of the exemplars of the subgenre neo-soul movement of the latter 1990s. After a hugely successful debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, he released Embrya, Now and a live album MTV Unplugged. After an 8-year hiatus, he returned with the platinum-selling BLACKsummers'night, the first of a trilogy. He has received 12 Grammy nominations with two wins.

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1. maxwell

   Song lyrics by maxwell -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by maxwell on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. MAXWELL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maxwell is ranked #490 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Maxwell surname appeared 67,961 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 23 would have the surname Maxwell.
   
   73.2% or 49,761 total occurrences were White.
   20.6% or 14,020 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 1,862 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 1,468 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 435 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 415 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Flux Unit
   • Physicist

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Maxwell' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4198

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maxwell in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maxwell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Maxwell in a Sentence

1. Kayleigh McEnany:

   If I have to bet – these are a lot of slimy folks, Epstein and … Maxwell, and I believe she's singing, what incentive does she have not to sing? Maybe she gets out.

2. Virginia Roberts Giuffre:

   Ghislaine Maxwell is the most hideous dancer I've ever seen in my life, i mean it was horrible and this guy was sweating all over me, like his sweat was, like it was raining basically everywhere, I was just like grossed out from it but I knew I had to keep him happy because that's what Jeffrey Epstein of sex crimes and Ghislaine Maxwell would have expected from me.

3. Virginia Giuffre:

   And when they say massage, that means erotic, okay ? That's their term for it, i think there are plenty of other witnesses that can attest to what massage actually means. And I'm telling you that Ghislaine Maxwell in jailIn told me to go to and give him a massage, which means sex.

4. Anthony Figueroa:

   Ms. Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein would obviously be doing stuff, all three of them together, they would all go out to clubs to pick up girls and try and find them to bring back for Jeffrey Epstein. FEDERAL JUDGE SLAMS GHISLAINE MAXWELL FOR MISLEADING COURT ON WEALTH, MARRIAGE.

5. Ghislaine Maxwell:

   Jenna, maxwell suggested that Virginia meet [Epstein] to apply for the job. Virginia was skeptical, pointing out that she didn’t have the proper training. But Maxwell assured her that she could learn on the job, noting that it looked as if Virginia was serious about her vocation—based on all the sticky notes she could see poking out of the anatomy book in her hands. She gave Virginia her address and phone number. ‘Why don’t you come by after work?’ Maxwell left, with a cheery, almost motherly goodbye.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Maxwell
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Maxwell
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maxwell
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Maxwell
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Maxwell