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mho

[moh]
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noun, plural mhos. Electricity.
  1. See under siemens.
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Also called reciprocal ohm.

siemens

[see-muh nz]
noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units(SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho). Abbreviation: S
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Origin of siemens

First recorded in 1930–35; named after Sir W. Siemens
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Historical Examples

  • ROLF, mho brings up the rear, is about twenty, with an open face and stiffish butter-coloured hair.

    The Skin Game (Fourth Series Plays)

    John Galsworthy

  • As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.

    The Radio Amateur's Hand Book

    A. Frederick Collins

  • A conductor having a resistance of 100 ohms has a conductivity of .01 mho.

British Dictionary definitions for mho

mho

noun plural mhos
  1. the former name for siemens
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Word Origin

C19: formed by reversing the letters of ohm (first used by Lord Kelvin)

Siemens

noun
  1. Ernst Werner von (ɛrnst ˈvɛrnər fɔn). 1816–92, German engineer, inventor, and pioneer in telegraphy. Among his inventions are the self-excited dynamo and an electrolytic refining process
  2. his brother, Sir William, original name Karl Wilhelm Siemens. 1823–83, British engineer, born in Germany, who invented the open-hearth process for making steel
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siemens

noun plural siemens
  1. the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohmSymbol: S Formerly called: mho
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mho in Medicine

mho

(mō)
n. pl. mhos
  1. A siemens.
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siemens

(sē′mənz)
n. pl. siemens
  1. A unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units, equal to one ampere per volt.
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mho in Science

mho

[mō]
  1. 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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siemens

[sē′mənz]
Plural siemens
  1. See mho.
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