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coulomb

/kɒlɒm/ noun · British & US
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What does coulomb mean?

noun

The coulomb is the SI unit of electric charge, named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. It is defined as the charge that flows through a conductor in one second when the current is one ampere.

Example

"The scientist measured the electric charge in coulombs to determine the strength of the electromagnetic field."

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