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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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