megohm

American  

[meg-ohm] / ˈmɛgˌoʊm /

noun

Electricity.

1. a unit of resistance, equal to one million ohms. MΩ; meg

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megohm British  

/ ˈmɛɡˌəʊm /

noun

1.  MΩ.  one million ohms

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Etymology

Origin of megohm

First recorded in 1865–70; meg- ( def. ) + ohm

Example Sentences

Shunt 1/2 to 2 megohm grid leak resistance around the fixed condenser and then connect the second post of the variable condenser to one terminal of the detector tube filament.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

Convenient multiples and subdivisions of the ohm are the microhm and the megohm, the former being a millionth part of an ohm, and the latter a million ohms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various

Specific resistance. ρ 1 ohm. ω 1 megohm.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various

For example, a megohm equals 1,000,000 ohms, a microhm equals 1⁄1,000,000 of an ohm.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

A million ohms, therefore, is called a megohm.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster