Ohm
[ ohm ]
/ oʊm /
noun
Ge·org Si·mon,
[gey-awrk zee-mawn] /geɪˈɔrk ˈzi mɔn/1787–1854,
German physicist.
British Dictionary definitions for g ohm (1 of 2)
ohm
/ (əʊm) /
noun
the derived SI unit of electrical resistance; the resistance between two points on a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt between them produces a current of 1 ampere
Symbol: Ω
Word Origin for ohm
C19: named after Georg Simon
Ohm
British Dictionary definitions for g ohm (2 of 2)
Ohm
/ (əʊm) /
noun
Georg Simon (ˈɡeːɔrk ˈziːmɔn). 1787–1854, German physicist, who formulated the law named after him
Medical definitions for g ohm
ohm
[ ōm ]
n. Symbol Ω
A unit of electrical resistance equal to that of a conductor in which a current of one ampere is produced by a potential of one volt across its terminals.
Scientific definitions for g ohm
ohm
[ ōm ]
The SI derived unit used to measure the electrical resistance of a material or an electrical device. One ohm is equal to the resistance of a conductor through which a current of one ampere flows when a potential difference of one volt is applied to it.
Cultural definitions for g ohm
ohm
[ (ohm) ]
The unit of electrical resistance, named after the nineteenth-century German physicist Georg Ohm.