What does "oersted" mean?

The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.

Oersted

Common synonyms include: cgs magnetic unit, field strength unit, h c orsted, h unit, hans christian orsted, magnetic field unit.

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Noun

1
The CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.
2
the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole wordnet

After Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted.