SIEMENS

Siemens, Ernst Werner von Siemens

(noun) German electrical engineer (1816-1892)

Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens

(noun) engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)

mho, siemens, reciprocal ohm

(noun) a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Named after the German inventor Werner von Siemens.

Noun

siemens (plural siemens)

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S

Synonyms

• mho (archaic)

Anagrams

• Meissen, Nemesis, Semiens, misseen, nemesis

Source: Wiktionary



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