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1. (n.) coulomb
the SI unit of quantity of electricity, equal to the quantity of electric charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere.
2. (n.) Coulomb
Charles Augustin de, 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.
Etymology: (1900–05; coulo (mb ) + -meter)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) coulomb, C, ampere-second
a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
2. (noun) Coulomb, Charles Augustin de Coulomb
French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) coulomb
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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).
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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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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