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OHM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)

Synonyms:

Georg Simon Ohm; Ohm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("ohm" is a kind of...):

resistance unit (the reciprocal of conductance)

Meronyms (parts of "ohm"):

abohm (a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm)

Holonyms ("ohm" is a part of...):

megohm (a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms)

Derivation:

ohmic (of or relating to or measured in ohms)

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