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Noun: siemens  see-munz
  1. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
    "The wire's conductance was measured as 5 siemens";
    - mho, reciprocal ohm, S
Noun: Siemens  see-munz
  1. German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
    - Ernst Werner von Siemens
     
  2. Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
    - Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens

Type of: applied scientist, conductance unit, electrical engineer, engineer, technologist

Encyclopedia: Siemens, Michigan