cou·lomb  (kōō'lŏm', -lōm')  n. Abbr. C The meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical charge equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one ampere. See Table at measurement. adj. also cou·lom·bic (kōō-lŏm'bĭk, -lōm'-) Of or relating to the Coulomb force. [After Charles Augustin de Coulomb.] |