coulomb
pronunciation
How to pronounce coulomb in British English:
UK [ˈku:lɒm]
How to pronounce coulomb in American English:
US [ˈkulɑm]
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- Noun:
- a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
Word Origin
- coulomb (n.)
- 1881, named for French chemist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), who devised a method of measuring electrical quantity. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere. The name is a French form of Columbus.
Example
- 1. Coulomb technologies is planning a " chargepoint network " around the country that would feed evs and automatically bill their owners .
- 2. The volt was officially established in 1881 as an electrical potential of 1 joule per coulomb of charge , or the electromotive force that will cause a current of 1 ampere to flow through a resistance of 1 ohm .
- 3. I hoped that perhaps the coulomb force between the electrons might lead to some relationship between all the electrons in the negative energy states which would lead to a difference in mass , though I could not see how it could come about .