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mho
[ moh ]
noun
, Electricity.
, plural mhos.
- siemens
mho
/ mō /
- The SI derived unit of electrical conductance, equal to one ampere per volt. It is equivalent to the reciprocal of the ohm unit.
- Also called siemens
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mho1
C19: formed by reversing the letters of ohm (first used by Lord Kelvin)
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Example Sentences
A conductor having a resistance of 100 ohms has a conductivity of .01 mho.
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ROLF, mho brings up the rear, is about twenty, with an open face and stiffish butter-coloured hair.
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As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.
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