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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

ohm / ōm/ • n. the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt. (Symbol: Ω) DERIVATIVES: ohm·ic / ˈōmik/ adj. ohm·i·cal·ly / ōmik(ə)lē/ adv.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

ohm ōm [for G. S. Ohm ], unit of electrical resistance , defined as the resistance in a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt creates a current of one ampere; hence, 1 ohm equals 1 volt/ampere. The megohm (1,000,000 ohms) and the milliohm (.001 ohm) are units derived from the ohm.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

ohm (ohm) n. the SI unit of electrical resistance, equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt applied between these points produces a current of 1 ampere. Symbol: Ω.
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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

ohm (symbol Ω) SI unit of electrical resistance, equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a constant potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

ohm unit of electrical resistance. XIX. f. name of Georg Simon Ohm, German physicist (1787–1854).
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

ohm •brome, chrome, comb, Crome, dome, foam, gnome, holm, Holme, hom, home, Jerome, loam, Nome, ohm, om, roam, Rome, tome •Guillaume • biome • Beerbohm •radome • astrodome • Styrofoam •megohm • Stockholm • Bornholm •motorhome • backcomb • honeycomb •cockscomb, coxcomb •toothcomb • genome • gastronome •metronome • syndrome • palindrome •polychrome • Nichrome •monochrome • velodrome •hippodrome • aerodrome •cyclostome • rhizome

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