tesla
UK/ˈtɛslə//ˈtɛslə/
tesla noun: in the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
Noun (1)
tesla (plural teslas or tesla)
- 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.2015 August 18, John Timmer, “Small, modular nuke plant proposed—this time for fusion”, in Ars Technica
Proper noun capitalized: Tesla
Tesla (plural Teslas)
- A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
- Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856–1943).
Noun (2) capitalized: Tesla
Tesla (plural Teslas)
- 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...2017, David Joland, chapter 16, in The Biggest Idea in the World, CreateSpace, →ISBN, page 87
- We live in Silicon Valley, home of the gazillionaires you read about with their Teslas and private jets.2017, Lisen Stromberg, “Money Matters, Plan Accordingly”, in Work PAUSE Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career, Dallas, Tex.: BenBella Books, Inc., →ISBN, part III (Your...
tesla meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tesla in Hindi
- Unit of measurement of magnetic flux density
- टेस्ला ṭeslā
tesla in Tamil
- டெஸ்லா, தெசிலா
tesla in Marathi
- टेस्ला, टेसला, तेसला
tesla in Urdu
- Unit of measurement of magnetic flux density
- ٹیسلا ṭeslā
More languagesFewer languages
- tesla in Bengali
- টেসলা, তেসলা, টেস্লা
- tesla in Telugu
- టెస్లా, తెస్లా
- tesla in Malayalam
- ടെസ്ല, ടെസ്ലാ
- tesla in Kannada
- ಟೆಸ್ಲಾ, ತೆಸ್ಲಾ
- tesla in Punjabi
- ਟੇਸਲਾ, ਟੈਸਲਾ
- tesla in Gujarati
- ટેસ્લા, ટેસલા, તેસલા
- tesla in Odia
- ଟେସ୍ଲା, ଟେସଲା, ତେସଲା
- tesla in Nepali
- टेस्ला, टेसला, तेसला
- tesla in Arabic
- تِسْلَا tislā
- tesla in Malay
- tesla
- tesla in Indonesian
- tesla
- tesla in Thai
- เทสลา téet-lâa
Forms of tesla
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | teslas |
| plural | tesla |
| plural | Teslas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Teslas |
Origin of tesla
Named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла.
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла, from Proto-Slavic *tesla. Cognate with German Dechsel, Dutch dissel, Russian тесло́ (tesló), Polish ciosła, Latin tēla. Doublet of tela and toile. The noun sense is from the automotive company Tesla, Inc., which was named as a tribute to Nikola Tesla.
Words formed from tesla
Phrases with tesla
Questions about tesla
- What does tesla mean?
- Tesla means in the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
- What is tesla in Hindi?
- Tesla in Hindi is टेस्ला (ṭeslā). See Tesla meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tesla?
- Tesla can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tesla?
- Tesla is pronounced /ˈtɛslə/ (US).
- What is the plural of tesla?
- The plural of tesla is teslas.
Words near tesla in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tesla (page history and authors); Tesla (page history and authors); tesla (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tesla (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tesla (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-tesla.ogg.
Cite this entry: “tesla.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tesla. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.