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单词 mho
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Definition of mho in English:

mho

nounPlural mhos məʊ
  • The reciprocal of an ohm, a former unit of electrical conductance.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The maximal resolution of the system was .0488 [micro] mho.
    • I searched the site and could not find the conversion between reciprocal ohms or mhos and siemens.
    • Skin conductance is usually measured in ‘Siemens’ units although sometimes ‘mho’ is used.
    • According to the current national standard in the United States, the mho is not to be used.
    • An older name for the siemens is the mho, which, of course, is ohm spelled backwards (which was written as an inverted Greek omega).

Origin

Late 19th century: the word ohm reversed.

Rhymes

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Definition of mho in US English:

mho

noun
  • The reciprocal of an ohm, a former unit of electrical conductance.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An older name for the siemens is the mho, which, of course, is ohm spelled backwards (which was written as an inverted Greek omega).
    • I searched the site and could not find the conversion between reciprocal ohms or mhos and siemens.
    • The maximal resolution of the system was .0488 [micro] mho.
    • According to the current national standard in the United States, the mho is not to be used.
    • Skin conductance is usually measured in ‘Siemens’ units although sometimes ‘mho’ is used.

Origin

Late 19th century: the word ohm reversed.

 
 
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