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Coulomb  n.  (Physics) The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one ampère in one second. Formerly called weber.





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"Coulomb" Quotes from Famous Books



... electrical quantity is the coulomb. The unit of capacity of an insulated conductor is the farad, and a given insulated conductor is said to have unit capacity, that is, the capacity of one farad, when it will receive a charge of one coulomb of electricity at a potential ...
— Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 - A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. • Kempster Miller


Words linked to "Coulomb" :   physicist, ampere-second, charge unit, Coulomb's Law


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