tesla

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
6
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛslə/(US)
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/ˈtɛslə/(US) · /ˈtɛslə/(UK) · /ˈtɛzlə/(UK)

Definition of tesla

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
    “In a draft paper, REBCO wiring has been reported to produce magnetic fields over 35 Tesla; the ARC design only needs 20T fields.”
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noun

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
    “In a draft paper, REBCO wiring has been reported to produce magnetic fields over 35 Tesla; the ARC design only needs 20T fields.”
  2. A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.
    “If they happen to have shares worth a couple of hundred million each, that’s a bonus, but other than their Teslas and Playstations,^([sic]) they can think of nothing they need to spend it on, although if the auto-pilot self-driving software isn’t released soon they’ll have to actually learn to drive rather than just leaving the cars plugged in all day.”
    “We live in Silicon Valley, home of the gazillionaires you read about with their Teslas and private jets.”
    “Add Teslas to the list of items that are costing more money during the pandemic.”
    “I felt deja vu as I recalled a video in which a Tesla owner slammed on the brakes after his car appeared set on crashing headlong into a construction site.”
    “But we think the wealthy are living in Silicon Valley with their Teslas, at-home espresso machines, and live-in nannies.”

name

  1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
  2. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.

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Etymology

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

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