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coulomb
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noun (n)
- a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one ampère in one second. Formerly called weber.(noun)source: webster1913