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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCoulomb
/ˈkuː.lɒm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The SI unit of electric charge, equivalent to the amount of charge transferred by a current of one ampere in one second.
"A capacitor can store a charge of several coulombs." - 2
A measure of electric charge, often used in physics and engineering contexts.
"The battery can deliver a total of 12 coulombs of charge."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'coulomb' is named after the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, who conducted pioneering work in electrostatics in the 18th century. The word has evolved to represent a unit of electric charge in the International System of Units (SI).
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coulomb
Transliteration: ku.lɔ̃b
"Un coulomb est la quantité de charge électrique transportée par un courant d'un ampère pendant une seconde."
Coulomb
Transliteration: kuˈlɔm
"Ein Coulomb ist die Menge an elektrischer Ladung, die von einem Strom von einem Ampere in einer Sekunde übertragen wird."
coulomb
Transliteration: ku.lomb
"Un coulomb è la quantità di carica elettrica trasferita da una corrente di un ampere in un secondo."
coulomb
Transliteration: ku.lom
"Un coulomb es la cantidad de carga eléctrica transferida por una corriente de un amperio en un segundo."
coulomb
Transliteration: ku.lɔ̃b
"Um coulomb é a quantidade de carga elétrica transferida por uma corrente de um ampere em um segundo."
कूलॉम्ब
Transliteration: koolomb
"एक कूलॉम्ब वह मात्रा है जो एक एम्पीयर की धारा द्वारा एक सेकंड में स्थानांतरित की जाती है।"
库仑
Transliteration: kùlún
"一个库仑是一个安培电流在一秒钟内转移的电荷量。"
쿨롱
Transliteration: kulong
"1쿨롱은 1암페어의 전류가 1초 동안 이동하는 전하의 양입니다."
クーロン
Transliteration: kūron
"1クーロンは、1アンペアの電流が1秒間に移動する電荷の量です。"
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