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SIEMENS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
Synonyms:
Ernst Werner von Siemens; Siemens
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
electrical engineer (a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
Synonyms:
Karl Wilhelm Siemens; Siemens; Sir Charles William Siemens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
Synonyms:
mho; reciprocal ohm; S; siemens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("siemens" is a kind of...):
conductance unit (a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge)
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