coulombnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkuː.lɒm/us/ˈkuː.lɑːm/specializedthe standard unit of measurement for electric charge, representing the charge carried by one ampere (= unit of electric current) in one second
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Electricity - units
- a
- amp
- amperage
- electron
- kilowatt
- lumen
- megawatt
- microcoulomb
- milliampere
- muon
- ohm
- terawatt
- the Faraday constant
- volt
- voltage
- W, w
- watt
Examples from literature
- Another conception of this quantity may be had by remembering that a coulomb is such a quantity of current as will result from one ampere flowing one second.
- The apparatus traces a curve whose ordinates give the number of coulombs sought.
- The question is to know at every moment the quantity of coulombs produced by the pile.