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siemens

1

[ see-muhnz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit mho, orreciprocal ohm. : S


Siemens

2

[ see-muhnz; German zee-muhns ]

noun

  1. (Ernst) Wer·ner von [ernst, , ver, -n, uh, r, f, uh, n], 1816–92, German inventor and electrical engineer.
  2. his brother Sir William Karl Wilhelm Siemens, 1823–83, English inventor, born in Germany.

siemens

1

/ ˈsiːmənz /

noun

  1. the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohm S Formerly calledmho


Siemens

2

/ ˈsiːmənz /

noun

  1. SiemensErnst Werner von18161892MGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineerTECHNOLOGY: inventorTECHNOLOGY: inventor Ernst Werner von (ɛrnst ˈvɛrnər fɔn). 1816–92, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer in telegraphy. Among his inventions are the self-excited dynamo and an electrolytic refining process
  2. SiemensSir William18231883MBritishGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineer his brother, Sir William, original name Karl Wilhelm Siemens. 1823–83, British engineer, born in Germany, who invented the open-hearth process for making steel

siemens

/ mənz /

, Plural siemens

  1. See mho


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Word History and Origins

Origin of siemens1

First recorded in 1930–35; named after Sir W. Siemens

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Example Sentences

The current energy and industrial boom, according to Siemens President Joe Kaeser, “is a once-in-a-lifetime moment.”

A Siemens plant in Ford Madison, Iowa, laid off 407 workers this fall.

Yet it seemed to target only Siemens computers at the Natanz facility involved in enriching uranium.

That was a settlement in which Siemens did not admit wrongdoing.

Similar incentives convinced Siemens to expand its wind turbine factory in Fort Madison Iowa.

The boilers are of the Navy type, made throughout of Siemens-Martin steel plates, riveted with steel rivets, all holes drilled.

Siemens and Wheatstone almost simultaneously invented so much of the dynamo as was yet incomplete.

Dr. Siemens at once joined in the undertaking, which has been carried out under his direction.

The use of superheated steam, however, still proved a drawback, and the Siemens engine has not been extensively used.

The regenerative furnace is the greatest single invention of Charles William Siemens.

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