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Definition of ohm noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ohm

noun

/əʊm/

/əʊm/

(physics)

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a unit for measuring electrical resistanceTopics Engineeringc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: named after G. S. Ohm (1789-1854), German physicist.

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