siemens

[ 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 ).Abbreviation: S

Origin of siemens

1
First recorded in 1930–35; named after Sir W. Siemens

Other definitions for Siemens (2 of 2)

Siemens
[ see-muhnz; German zee-muhns ]

noun
  1. (Ernst) Wer·ner von [ernst-ver-nuhrfuhn], /ˈɛrnst ˈvɛr nər fən/, 1816–92, German inventor and electrical engineer.

  2. his brother, Sir William Karl Wilhelm Siemens, 1823–83, English inventor, born in Germany.

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How to use siemens in a sentence

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

  • One of the most useful of modern men was Sir William siemens, who was born in 1823 and died in 1883.

    Brave Men and Women | O.E. Fuller
  • These are some of the practical benefits bestowed upon mankind by Sir William siemens.

    Brave Men and Women | O.E. Fuller
  • Sir William siemens had said that the power of all the coal raised in the world would barely represent the power of Niagara.

    Inventions in the Century | William Henry Doolittle
  • The late Sir William siemens worked for many years on combustion engines, some of his patents on this subject dating back to 1860.

British Dictionary definitions for siemens (1 of 2)

siemens

/ (ˈsiːmənz) /


nounplural siemens
  1. the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohm: Symbol: S Formerly called: mho

British Dictionary definitions for Siemens (2 of 2)

Siemens

/ (ˈsiːmənz) /


noun
  1. 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. 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

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Scientific definitions for siemens

siemens

[ mənz ]


Plural siemens

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