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English
Etymology
Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. A German surname, first recorded in the 12th century, from German Ohm (“uncle”), from a Proto-Germanic word. Compare Dutch oom (“uncle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ohm (plural ohms)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω
Derived terms
Translations
the derived unit of electrical resistance
Anagrams
Czech
Noun
ohm m inan
- ohm (unit of electrical resistance)
Declension
Declension of ohm (hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- “ohm”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ohm”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
ohm m (plural ohms, diminutive ohmpje n)
- ohm
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ohm m (plural ohms)
- ohm
Further reading
Galician
Noun
ohm m (plural ohns)
- ohm
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm.
Pronunciation
Noun
ohm m (definite singular ohmen, indefinite plural ohm, definite plural ohmane)
- ohm
References
- “ohm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Named after the German physicist Georg Ohm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔm/
- Rhymes: -ɔm
- Syllabification: ohm
Noun
ohm m inan
- (uncommon) ohm
Declension
Further reading
- ohm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Named after Bavarian physicist Georg Ohm. See German Ohm.
Pronunciation
Noun
ohm m (plural ohms)
- ohm (the derived unit of electrical resistance)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ohm.
Noun
ohm m (plural ohmi)
- ohm
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈom/
- Rhymes: -om
- Syllabification: ohm
Noun
ohm m (plural ohms)
- Alternative form of ohmio
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Georg Simon Ohm (1789–1854), attested since 1882.
Noun
ohm c
- ohm, Ω
1883, Gustaf Robert Dahlander, “Uppmätning af potentialskilnaden mellan två punkter”, in Elektriciteten och dess förnämsta tekniska tillämpningar, page 57:Däremot har det för svagare strömmar afsedda instrumentet 100 ohms motstånd, […]- On the other hand, the instrument for weaker currents has a resistance of 100 ohms,
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