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Noun: ohm  owm
  1. 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
Noun: Ohm  owm
  1. German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
    - Georg Ohm, Georg Simon Ohm

Derived forms: ohms

Type of: physicist, resistance unit

Part of: megohm

Encyclopedia: Ohm, Martin

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