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Definition of tesla

tesla

/ˈtɛs.lə/
tes · la
Plural:teslas
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tesla Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

An electric automobile manufactured by the American automotive and clean-energy company Tesla, Inc. (typically capitalized).

Example

"She plugged her Tesla into the charging station in the garage overnight."

2

The derived unit of magnetic flux density (or magnetic induction) in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one weber per square meter.

Example

"The hospital's new magnetic resonance imaging scanner operates with a magnetic field strength of three teslas."

• Rhymes for tesla

• Nearby Words

terseness
tertiary
tes river
tesla
test
test tube
testable

Word Origin & Etymology

Named in 1960 by the General Conference on Weights and Measures in honor of the Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), renowned for his pioneering contributions to alternating-current electrical systems and electromagnetism.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tesla. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tesla
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