Coulomb
[ koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lom, -lohm; French koo-lawn ]
/ ˈku lɒm, -loʊm, kuˈlɒm, -ˈloʊm; French kuˈlɔ̃ /
noun
Charles Au·gus·tin de
[sharl oh-gy-stan duh] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃ də/,1736–1806,
French physicist and inventor.
British Dictionary definitions for charles coulomb (1 of 2)
coulomb
/ (ˈkuːlɒm) /
noun
the derived SI unit of electric charge; the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of 1 ampere
Symbol: C
Word Origin for coulomb
C19: named after Charles Augustin de
Coulomb
British Dictionary definitions for charles coulomb (2 of 2)
Coulomb
/ (ˈkuːlɒm, French kulɔ̃) /
noun
Charles Augustin de (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃ də). 1736–1806, French physicist: made many discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism
Medical definitions for charles coulomb
coulomb
[ kōō′lŏm′, -lōm′ ]
n.
The unit of electrical charge in the meter-kilogram-second system equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one ampere.
Scientific definitions for charles coulomb
coulomb
[ kōō′lŏm′, kōō′lōm′ ]
The SI derived unit used to measure electric charge. One coulomb is equal to the quantity of charge that passes through a cross-section of a conductor in one second, given a current of one ampere.