Meaning | Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism. |
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Synonym | electromagnetic unit |
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Narrower | capacitance unit | A measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge |
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charge unit, quantity unit | A measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows) |
conductance unit | A measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge |
current unit | A measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time |
elastance unit | The reciprocal of capacitance |
field strength unit | An electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity |
flux density unit | A measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area |
inductance unit | A measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it |
light unit | A measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation |
magnetomotive force unit | A unit of measurement of magnetomotive force |
potential unit | A measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) |
power unit | A measure of electric power |
radioactivity unit | A measure of radioactivity |
resistance unit | The reciprocal of conductance |
Broader | unit of measurement, unit | Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange |
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Spanish | unidad electromagnética |
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Catalan | unitat electromagnètica |
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