Coulomb

['kuːlɒm] or ['kulɑm]

Definition

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

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

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Definition

(n.) 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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Definition

n. the unit of quantity in measuring current electricity: the quantity furnished by a current of one ampere in one second.

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