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coulomb definition

cou·lomb (ko̵̅o̅′läm′, -lōm′)

noun

the basic unit of electric charge in the SI and MKS systems, equal to the charge of 6.281 × 10 electrons; the charge carried by a current of one ampere in one second: abbrev. C

Etymology: after C. A. de Coulomb (1736-1806), Fr physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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