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ˈku lɒm, -loʊm, kuˈlɒm, -ˈloʊmcoulomb

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coulomb, C, ampere-secondnoun

    a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

  2. Coulomb, Charles Augustin de Coulombnoun

    French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)

Wiktionary

  1. coulombnoun

    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C

    He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.

  2. coulombnoun

    Jewelry: pendant. From the homophone for Coulomb in Russian, .

  3. Etymology: Named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

Wikipedia

  1. Coulomb

    The coulomb (symbol: C) is the unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI). In the present version of the SI it is equal to the electric charge delivered by a 1 ampere constant current in 1 second and to 5×1027/801088317 elementary charges, e, (about 6.241509×1018 e).

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  1. coulomb

    A coulomb is the standard unit of electrical charge in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the amount of electric charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second. Named after the French physicist Charles de Coulomb, it is roughly equivalent to 6.242 × 10 ^18 electrons.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Coulombnoun

    the standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one ampere in one second. Formerly called weber

  2. Etymology: [From Coulomb, a French physicist and electrican.]

Wikidata

  1. Coulomb

    The coulomb is the SI derived unit of electric charge. It is defined as the charge transported by a steady current of one ampere in one second: One coulomb is also the amount of excess charge on the positive side of a capacitance of one farad charged to a potential difference of one volt:

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Coulomb

    koo-lom′, n. the unit of quantity in measuring current electricity: the quantity furnished by a current of one ampere in one second. [From the French physicist, C. A. de Coulomb (1736-1806).]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Coulomb

    a learned French physicist and engineer, born at Angoulême; the inventor of the torsion balance, and to whose labours many discoveries in electricity and magnetism are due; lived through the French Revolution retired from the strife (1736-1806).

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Coulomb

    The practical unit of quantity of electricity. It is the quantity passed by a current of one ampere intensity in one second. It is equal to 1/10 the C. G. S. electro-magnetic unit of quantity, and to 3,000,000,000 C. G. S. electrostatic units of quantity. It corresponds to the decomposition of .0935 milligrams of water, or to the deposition of 1.11815 milligrams of silver. [Transcriber's note: A coulomb is approximately 6.241E18 electrons. Two point charges of one coulomb each, one meter apart, exerts a force of 900,000 metric tons.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coulomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coulomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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