NOUN | quantity | siemens, mho, reciprocal ohm, S | a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm |
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person | Siemens, Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens | engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) | |
person | Siemens, Ernst Werner von Siemens | German electrical engineer (1816-1892) |
Sounds | siy'mahnz | |
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Rhymes | Aleutians ... transactions: 47 rhymes with ahnz... |
Meaning | A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm. | |
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Synonyms | mho, reciprocal ohm, S | |
Broader | conductance unit | A measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge |
Spanish | mho, siemensio, siemens | |
Catalan | mho, siemens, S |
Meaning | engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883). | |
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Synonyms | Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens | |
Instance of | engineer, applied scientist, technologist | A person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
Meaning | German electrical engineer (1816-1892). | |
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Synonym | Ernst Werner von Siemens | |
Instance of | electrical engineer | A person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity |
Spanish | Ernst Werner von Siemens |
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