Ohms
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noun
the SI unit of electrical resistance, defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω
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| —n | |
| Ω the derived SI unit of electrical resistance; the resistance between two points on a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt between them produces a current of 1 ampere | |
| [C19: named after Georg Simon | |
| Ohm (əʊm) | |
| —n | |
| Georg Simon (ˈɡeːɔrk ˈziːmɔn). 1787--1854, German physicist, who formulated the law named after him | |
| OHMS | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| On Her (or His) Majesty's Service | |
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ohm
"unit of electrical resistance," 1867, in allusion to Ger. physicist Georg S. Ohm (1789-1854), who determined the law of the flow of electricity. Originally proposed as ohma (1861) as a unit of voltage. Related: ohmage.
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ohm  (ōm) Pronunciation Key
The SI derived unit used to measure the electrical resistance of a material or an electrical device. One ohm is equal to the resistance of a conductor through which a current of one ampere flows when a potential difference of one volt is applied to it. |
| 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. |
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ohm [(ohm)]The unit of electrical resistance, named after the nineteenth-century German physicist Georg Ohm.
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| OHMS On Her (or His) Majesty's Service |
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