English Explanatory Dictionary

coulomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
name
  1. A surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuː.lɒm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coulomb.wav /ˈku.lɑm/ /ˈku.loʊm/

Word forms

coulomb coulombs

Etymology

From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

Derived words

abcoulomb Coulomb attraction Coulomb barrier Coulomb blockade Coulomb collision Coulomb explosion Coulomb force Coulomb gauge coulombic coulombmeter Coulomb repulsion Coulomb's constant Coulomb's law coulometer coulometric coulometry femtocoulomb megacoulomb microcoulomb nanocoulomb picocoulomb Coulomb energy
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