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OHM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("ohm" is a kind of...):
resistance unit (the reciprocal of conductance)
Meronyms (parts of "ohm"):
abohm (a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm)
Holonyms ("ohm" is a part of...):
megohm (a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms)
Derivation:
ohmic (of or relating to or measured in ohms)
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