coulomb
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
Example
“He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.”
Synonyms
- ampere-second
Related words
- abcoulomb
- coulombmeter
- femtocoulomb
- megacoulomb
- microcoulomb
- nanocoulomb
- picocoulomb
- coulombic
- Coulomb attraction
- Coulomb's constant
- Coulomb's law
- Coulomb barrier
Word history
From French "coulomb".
Where this comes from
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