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A million times, a million of; as, megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a million farads; megohm, a million ohms.

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Faraday.

rument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture. Faraday.

A paramagnetic substance. Faraday. -- Par`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism. Faraday.

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole. Faraday.

heat and electricity; especially, relating to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. Faraday.

on the density or other properties of some substance, for example, water. See Dyne, Erg, Farad, Ohm, Poundal, etc. -- Unit deme (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders of individuality. -- Unit jar (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed between the electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so a…