mho
mho · mhos
A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but…A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.
Meaning
1 sensesA former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.
Near-synonyms: siemens, S
If resistance is measured in ohms, conductance is measured in mhos.
More definitions
- a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
Origin
ohm spelled backwards.ohm spelled backwards.
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Forms
plural: mhosSynonyms
4 synonymssiemensmul:S
Close in meaning
- a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm:siemensreciprocal ohmS