Siemens unit of resistance

Siemens unit of resistance
Siemens unit of resistance Siemens-Widerstandseinheit f

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  • Siemens (unit) — The siemens (symbol: S) is the SI derived unit of electric conductance and electric admittance. Conductance and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance and impedance respectively, hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Siemens (unite) — Siemens (unité) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Siemens …   Wikipédia en Français

  • siemens — /see meuhnz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Elect. the SI unit of electrical conductance, equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho). Abbr.: S [1930 35; named after Sir W. SIEMENS] * * * (as used in expressions)… …   Universalium

  • Siemens — /see meuhnz/; Ger. /zee meuhns/, n. 1. (Ernst) Werner von /erddnst verdd neuhrdd feuhn/, 1816 92, German inventor and electrical engineer. 2. his brother, Sir William (Karl Wilhelm Siemens), 1823 83, English inventor, born in Germany. * * * (as… …   Universalium

  • siemens — ► NOUN Physics ▪ the SI unit of conductance, equal to the reciprocal of one ohm of resistance. ORIGIN named after the German born British engineer Sir Charles William Siemens (1823 83) …   English terms dictionary

  • siemens — (S)    the SI unit of electric conductance, susceptance, and admittance. The most important property of a conductor is the amount of current it will carry when a voltage is applied. Current flow is opposed by resistance in all circuits, and by… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • siemens — The SI unit of electrical conductance; the conductance of a body with an electrical resistance of 1 ohm, allowing 1 ampere of current to flow per volt applied; equal to 1 mho. SYN: mho. [Sir William S., Ger. born British engineer, 1823–1883] * *… …   Medical dictionary

  • resistance — /ri zis teuhns/, n. 1. the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding. 2. the opposition offered by one thing, force, etc., to another. 3. Elect. a. Also called ohmic resistance. a property of a conductor by virtue of which the passage… …   Universalium

  • siemens — /ˈsimənz / (say seemuhnz) noun (plural siemens) the SI derived unit of electrical conductance, formerly called the mho; the conductance of a conductor that has an electrical resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S {named after Ernst Werner von Siemens,… …  

  • siemens — noun /ˈsiːmənz/ In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm. Symbol: S Syn: mho …   Wiktionary

  • SI derived unit — The International System of Units (SI) specifies a set of seven base units from which all other units of measurement are formed, by products of the powers of base units. These other units are called SI derived units, for example, the SI derived… …   Wikipedia

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