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A specific noun which may mean:
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ohm: 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.
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Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm: German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854).
- 1. n. ohm.
- 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 is a type of:
- » [resistance unit] » [electromagnetic unit, emu] » [unit of measurement, unit] » [definite quantity] » [measure, quantity, amount] » [abstraction, abstract entity] » [entity]
- Ohm is a part of:
[megohm]
- Ohm has parts:
[abohm]
- Forms derived from ohm include:
ohmic
- Related to ohm:
- [abohm]; [megohm]
- 2. n. Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm.
- German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854).
- Ohm is an example of:
[physicist]
Last updated on: Sep 17 2007