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Coulomb

/ˈkuː.lɒm/

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C

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In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
"He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end."

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Word	Definition
ampere-secondnoun	a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
cnoun	(music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Coulomb"

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Word	Definition
cnoun	(music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.
ampere-secondnoun	a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
mohrnoun	A surname from German.
statcoulombnoun	The CGS unit of electrical charge, equal to 33.35640 picocoulombs.
ampere second	—
abcoulombnoun	A unit of electromagnetic charge equal to ten coulombs.
qnoun	(theology, Christianity) The hypothetical common source (logion collection) of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (from German Quelle (“source”)); all the non-Marcan shared material in those gospels (not always considered a single document)
franklinnoun	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
faradaynoun	A surname from Irish.
chargenoun	The amount of money levied for a service.
picocoulombnoun	A unit of electric charge, 10⁻¹² of a coulomb.
coulomb's constantnoun	(electricity) the constant of proportionality in the equation of Coulomb's law; numerical value depends on the units used
electric chargenoun	(physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
coulomb forcenoun	(electricity) The electrostatic force between two charges, as described by Coulomb's law.
electric currentnoun	(electromagnetism) A net unidirectional movement of electrons, or other charge carriers, caused by a potential difference.
ampere-hournoun	(physics) a unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one hour through a specified point in a circuit, equal to 3600 coulombs.
pico-coulombnoun	Alternative form of picocoulomb. [A unit of electric charge, 10⁻¹² of a coulomb.]
coulomb energynoun	(physics) The energy associated with the electrostatic forces of a system of particles, especially with that of the electrons of a covalent bond.
coulomb's lawnoun	(electricity) the fundamental law of electrostatics - the force between two point charges is proportional to the product of their charges, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
nanocoulombnoun	(physics) A unit of electric charge equal to 10⁻⁹ coulombs