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tesla

/ˈtɛslə/

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What does tesla mean?

noun

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
  2. A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.

proper noun

  1. A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
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proper noun

  1. Inventor and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856–1943).

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/ˈtɛslə/

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It was there that Mr. Nikola Tesla made his entree into the field of light and power, and began his own career as an inventor; and there also Mr. Etienne Fodor, general manager of the Hungarian General Electric Company at Budapest, received his early training.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820