Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German
   mathematician.] (Elec.)
   The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field, equal to a
   field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus
   adopted as an international unit at Paris in 1900; sometimes
   used as a unit of intensity of magnetic field. It was
   previously suggested as a unit of magnetomotive force.

Source : WordNet®

gauss
     n 1: a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per
          square centimeter
     2: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and
        who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and
        astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855) [syn: {Karl Gauss}, {Karl
        Friedrich Gauss}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Gauss
     
        1.  {Carl Friedrich Gauss}
     
        2.  Gaussian distribution.
     
        See {normal distribution}.
     
        3.  The unit of magnetic field strength. 1 gauss = 1
        Maxwell / cm^2.
     
        A good loudspeaker coil magnet flux density is of the order of
        10 000 gauss.
     
        (1995-03-18)