siemens

Noun

Sie=mens

WORDNET DICTIONARY

siemens(n = noun.quantity) mho, reciprocal ohm, s - a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm; Array

is a kind of conductance unit

siemens(n = noun.person) karl wilhelm siemens, sir charles william siemens - engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883); Array

is a kind of applied scientist, engineer, technologist

siemens(n = noun.person) ernst werner von siemens - German electrical engineer (1816-1892); Array

is a kind of electrical engineer

siemens, n. Electr. the SI unit of conductance, equal to one reciprocal ohm.

Usage

Abbr.: S.

Etymology

W. von Siemens, Ger. electrical engineer, d. 1892

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