coulomb (k
`lŏm) [for C. A. de Coulomb Coulomb, Charles Augustin de (k`lŏm, k
..... Click the link for more information. ], abbr. coul or C, unit of electric charge charge, property of matter that gives rise to all electrical phenomena (see electricity ). The basic unit of charge, usually denoted by e, is that on the proton or the electron ; that on the proton is designated as positive (+e
..... Click the link for more information. . The absolute coulomb, the current U.S. legal standard, is the amount of charge transferred in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere ampere (ăm`pēr), abbr. amp or A, basic unit of electric current.
..... Click the link for more information. ; i.e., it is 1 ampere-second.
coulomb
Coulomb
coulomb [′kü‚läm]
`lŏm) [for C. A. de Coulomb Coulomb, Charles Augustin de (k`lŏm, k..... Click the link for more information. ], abbr. coul or C, unit of electric charge charge, property of matter that gives rise to all electrical phenomena (see electricity ). The basic unit of charge, usually denoted by e, is that on the proton or the electron ; that on the proton is designated as positive (+e
..... Click the link for more information. . The absolute coulomb, the current U.S. legal standard, is the amount of charge transferred in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere ampere (ăm`pēr), abbr. amp or A, basic unit of electric current.
..... Click the link for more information. ; i.e., it is 1 ampere-second.
coulomb
A standard unit of electrical charge. Pronounced "kool-ahm," one coulomb (C) is equivalent to one amp of current flowing through a conductor for one second. It is also equal to 6.25 quintillion electrons (6.25 X 10 to the 18th). From French physicist Charles de Coulomb (1736-1806), who measured the behavior of electrical charges. See capacitance.
coulomb
the derived SI unit of electric charge; the quantity of electricity transported in one second by a current of 1 ampere.
Coulomb
Charles Augustin de . 1736--1806, French physicist: made many discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism
coulomb [′kü‚läm]
(electricity)
A unit of electric charge, defined as the amount of electric charge that crosses a surface in 1 second when a steady current of 1 absolute ampere is flowing across the surface; this is the absolute coulomb and has been the legal standard of quantity of electricity since 1950; the previous standard was the international coulomb, equal to 0.999835 absolute coulomb. Abbreviated coul. Symbolized C.
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