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abcoulomb

American  
[ab-koo-lom, -lohm] / æbˈku lɒm, -loʊm /

noun

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

abcoulomb British  
/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of abcoulomb

ab(ampere) + coulomb

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