Definitions for ohmoʊm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ohmoʊm(n.)
the SI unit of electrical resistance, equal to the resistance between two points when a constant potential difference applied between the points produces a current of 1 ampere.
Category: Electricity and Magnetism
Origin of ohm:
1861; after G. S. Ohm
ohm′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Ohmoʊm(n.)
Georg Simon, 1787–1854, German physicist.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
ohm(noun)
a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm(noun)
German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Wiktionary
ohm(Noun)
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: u03A9
Origin: Named after the German physicist Georg Ohm.
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