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• coulomb
  coulomb

  noun

  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
  Coulomb

  noun

  Charles Augustin de 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.

coulomb

¹ American  

[koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lom, -lohm] / ˈku lɒm, -loʊm, kuˈlɒm, -ˈloʊm /

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

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Coulomb ² American  

[koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lom, -lohm, koo-lawn] / ˈku lɒm, -loʊm, kuˈlɒm, -ˈloʊm, kuˈlɔ̃ /

noun

1. Charles Augustin de 1736–1806, French physicist and inventor.

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Coulomb ¹ British  

/ kulɔ̃, ˈkuːlɒm /

noun

1. 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 British  

/ ˈkuːlɒm /

noun

1.  C.  the derived SI unit of electric charge; the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of 1 ampere

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Coulomb ¹ Scientific  

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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coulomb ² Scientific  

/ ko̅o̅′lŏm′,ko̅o̅′lōm′ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of coulomb

First recorded in 1880–85; after Coulomb