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ohm [(ohm)]

The unit of electrical resistance, named after the nineteenth-century German physicist Georg Ohm.

ohm 

Main Entry: ohm
Pronunciation: 'Om
Function: noun
: the practical mks unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance of a circuit in which a potentialdifference of one volt produces a current of one ampere —ohm·ic /'O-mik/ adjective
Ohm, Georg Simon (1789–1854), Germanphysicist. Ohm is best remembered for his discovery of a law of electricity that is now called Ohm's law in his honor. He summarized his discovery in a pamphlet published in 1827. His work exertedgreat influence on the theory and applications of current electricity. The physical unit measuring electrical resistance was officially designated the ohm by the Paris Electrical Congress of1881.

ohm (ōm)
n.
Symbol Ω
A unit of electrical resistance equal to that of a conductor in which a current of one ampere is produced by a potential of one volt across its terminals.

Ohm, Georg Simon 1789-1854.   German physicist who discovered the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit, now known as Ohm's law. The ohm unit of electrical resistance is named for him.