mho
Americannoun
plural
mhosnoun
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The SI derived unit of electrical conductance, equal to one ampere per volt. It is equivalent to the reciprocal of the ohm unit.
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Also called siemens
Etymology
Origin of mho
C19: formed by reversing the letters of ohm (first used by Lord Kelvin)
Example Sentences
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While the rate may have slowed, the actual costs have always been high, will continue to be high, and in mho have actually increased over the years.
From New York Times
The reciprocal of the ohm is called the mho, which is the unit of conductivity, and is defined as the conductivity of a substance whose resistance is one ohm.
From Project Gutenberg
The unit of the latter is the ohm; of the former the mho.
From Project Gutenberg
As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.
From Project Gutenberg
A conductor having a resistance of 100 ohms has a conductivity of .01 mho.
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