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| —n | |
| C the derived SI unit of electric charge; the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of 1 ampere | |
| [C19: named after Charles Augustin de | |
| Coulomb (ˈkuːlɒm, French kulɔ̃) | |
| —n | |
| Charles Augustin de (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃ də). 1736--1806, French physicist: made many discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism | |
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coulomb
1881, named for Charles de Coulomb (1736-1806), who devised a method of measuring electrical quantity. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere.
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coulomb cou·lomb (k&oomacr;'lŏm', -lōm')
n.
Abbr. C
The unit of electrical charge in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one ampere.
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coulomb (k 'lŏm', k'lōm') Pronunciation Key
The SI derived unit used to measure electric charge. One coulomb is equal to the quantity of charge that passes through a cross-section of a conductor in one second, given a current of one ampere. |
| Coulomb, Charles Augustin de 1736-1806.
French physicist who was a pioneer in the study of magnetism and electricity. He is best known for the formulation of Coulomb's law, which he developed as a result of his investigations of Joseph Priestley's work on electrical repulsion. Coulomb also established a law governing the attraction and repulsion of magnetic poles. The coulomb unit of electric charge is named for him. |
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coulomb
unit of electric charge in the metre-kilogram-second-ampere system, the basis of the SI system of physical units. The coulomb is defined as the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of one ampere. Named for the 18th-19th-century French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, it is approximately equivalent to 6.24 1018 electrons. See electric charge.
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The units of electric field are volts per meter or newtons per coulomb.
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