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Ohm

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistanceIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.

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» The ohm is the unit of measure for electrical resistance.

Ом - единица измерения электрического сопротивления. — marafon

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Meaning

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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.
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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

Examples

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The ohm is the unit of measure for electrical resistance.
ruОм - единица измерения электрического сопротивления. — marafon
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Today we will carry out an experiment about Ohm's Law.
ruСегодня мы проведём эксперимент на работу закона Ома. — everlasting
deHeute führen wir ein Experiment zum Ohmschen Gesetz durch. — Sudajaengi
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The ohm is the unit of measurement for electrical resistance in the SI system. Its symbol is Ω.
ruОм — единица измерения электрического сопротивления в системе СИ. Его обозначение Ω. — odexed
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The unit of resistance is the ohm, and its symbol is the same as the capital letter Omega in the Greek alphabet, "Ω".
ruЕдиницей сопротивления является ом, и её символ — заглавная греческая буква омега, Ω. — Wezel
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Origin

Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. A German surname, first recorded in the 12th cen

Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. A German surname, first recorded in the 12th century, from German Ohm (“uncle”), from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *awô (“grandfather, paternal uncle”) + *haimaz (“home”). Doublet of oom and of dialectal eam (“uncle”).

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Forms

plural: ohms

Singular	ohm
Plural	ohms

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Synonyms

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Close in meaning

German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854):Georg Ohm Georg Simon Ohm

Word family

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