abcoulomb

[ ab-koo-lom, -lohm ]

noun

1. Electricity. the centimeter-gram-second unit of quantity of electricity, equivalent to 10 coulombs.

abcoulomb

/ æbˈkuːlɒm /

noun

1. the cgs unit of electric charge in the electromagnetic system; the charge per second passing any cross section of a conductor through which a steady current of 1 abampere is flowing: equivalent to 10 coulombs

Word History and Origins

Origin of abcoulomb¹

ab(ampere) + coulomb