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coulomb

1

[ koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lom, -lohm ]

noun

  1. Electricity. the standard unit of quantity of electricity in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one ampere. : C


Coulomb

2

[ koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lom, -lohm; French koo-lawn ]

noun

  1. Charles Au·gus·tin de [sh, a, r, l oh-g, y, -, stan, d, uh], 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.

Coulomb

1

/ kulɔ̃; ˈkuːlɒm /

noun

  1. CoulombCharles Augustin de17361806MFrenchSCIENCE: physicist Charles Augustin de (ʃarl oɡystɛ̃ də). 1736–1806, French physicist: made many discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism
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coulomb

2

/ ˈkuːlɒm /

noun

  1. the derived SI unit of electric charge; the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of 1 ampere C
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

coulomb

1

/ ko̅o̅lŏm′,ko̅o̅lōm′ /

  1. 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.


Coulomb

2
  1. French physicist who was a pioneer in the study of magnetism and electricity. He is best known for the formulation of Coulomb's law , which he developed as a result of his investigations of Joseph Priestley's work on electrical repulsion. Coulomb also established a law governing the attraction and repulsion of magnetic poles. The coulomb unit of electric charge is named for him.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coulomb1

First recorded in 1880–85; after Coulomb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of coulomb1

C19: named after Charles Augustin de Coulomb
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Example Sentences

Electrostatics systems use the attraction of opposite charges and a physics property called Coulomb forces to create movement.

Coulomb was the maker of the first instrument for measuring a current, which was known as the torsion balance.

In determining the exact quantity of an electric current, physicists make use of a device called a coulomb meter.

The coulomb is defined as the quantity of electricity delivered by a current of one ampere during one second.

The capacity of a conductor or condenser whose potential is raised by one volt when given a charge of one coulomb.

Scarcely fifteen years ago was there anything more ridiculous, more naïvely antiquated, than Coulomb's fluids?

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