ohm

Etymology

Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. German surname, first recorded 12th century, from German Ohm (“uncle”), from a Proto-Germanic word. Compare Dutch oom (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊm/
• Rhymes: -əʊm

Noun

ohm (plural ohms)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω

Anagrams

• HMO, MOH, mho, moh

Noun

ohm m

1. ohm (unit of electrical resistance)

Further reading

• ohm in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ohm in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Pronunciation

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Noun

ohm m (plural ohms, diminutive ohmpje n)

1. ohm

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /om/

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Noun

ohm m (plural ohms)

1. ohm

Further reading

• “ohm” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

ohm m (plural [please provide])

1. ohm

Alternative forms

• om

Etymology

Named after the German physicist Georg Ohm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔm/

Noun

ohm m inan

1. (uncommon) ohm

Noun

ohm m (plural ohms)

1. ohm (the derived unit of electrical resistance)

Noun

ohm m (plural ohms)

1. Alternative form of ohmio