siemens

[ see-muhnz ]

/ ˈsi mənz /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

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, orreciprocal ohm ).Abbreviation: S

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Origin of siemens

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

Words nearby siemens

Siegfried, Siegfried Line, Sieg heil, Sieglinde, Siegmeister, siemens, Siem Reap, Siena, Sienese, Sienkiewicz, sienna

Other definitions for siemens (2 of 2)

Siemens

[ see-muhnz; German zee-muhns ]

/ ˈsi mənz; German ˈzi məns /

noun

(Ernst) Wer·ner von

[ernst-ver-nuhrfuhn], /ˈɛrnst ˈvɛr nər fən/, 1816–92, German inventor and electrical engineer.

his brother, Sir William Karl Wilhelm Siemens, 1823–83, English inventor, born in Germany.

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How to use siemens in a sentence

He joined Siemens in 2020 after almost 30 years at Ford Motor Company, where he held a number of positions, including global safety systems chief engineer, and executive technical lead.
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My guest is Dale Tutt, vice-president of Aerospace and Defense Industry for Siemens.
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This episode of Business Lab is produced in association with Siemens.
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He joined Siemens in 2020, after almost 30 years at Ford Motor Company, where he held a number of positions, including Global Safety Systems chief engineer and executive technical leader.
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Additional strategic investors include LG and I Squared Capital’s ISQ Global InfraTech Fund, with all previous investors — Team8, Rockwell Automation, Siemens and Schneider Electric — also participating.
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The current energy and industrial boom, according to Siemens President Joe Kaeser, “is a once-in-a-lifetime moment.”
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A Siemens plant in Ford Madison, Iowa, laid off 407 workers this fall.
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Yet it seemed to target only Siemens computers at the Natanz facility involved in enriching uranium.
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That was a settlement in which Siemens did not admit wrongdoing.
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Similar incentives convinced Siemens to expand its wind turbine factory in Fort Madison Iowa.
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The boilers are of the Navy type, made throughout of Siemens-Martin steel plates, riveted with steel rivets, all holes drilled.
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Siemens and Wheatstone almost simultaneously invented so much of the dynamo as was yet incomplete.
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Dr. Siemens at once joined in the undertaking, which has been carried out under his direction.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883|Various
The use of superheated steam, however, still proved a drawback, and the Siemens engine has not been extensively used.
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The regenerative furnace is the greatest single invention of Charles William Siemens.
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British Dictionary definitions for siemens (1 of 2)

siemens

/ (ˈsiːmənz) /

noun plural siemens

the derived SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 1 reciprocal ohmSymbol: S Formerly called: mho

British Dictionary definitions for siemens (2 of 2)

Siemens

/ (ˈsiːmənz) /

noun

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

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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Scientific definitions for siemens

siemens

[ sē′mənz ]

Plural siemens

See mho.