COULOMB

Coulomb, Charles Augustin de Coulomb

(noun) French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb’s Law (1736-1806)

coulomb, ampere-second

(noun) a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

coulomb (plural coulombs)

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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Source: Wiktionary

Cou`lomb" (k`ln"), n. Etym: [From Coulomb, a French physicist and electrican.] (Physics)

Definition: The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantitty transferred by one ampère in one second. Formerly called weber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition