English noun: coulomb | |||
1. | coulomb (quantity) a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second | ||
Synonyms | ampere-second, C | ||
Broader (hypernym) | charge unit, quantity unit | ||
Part meronym | abcoulomb, ampere-minute | ||
2. | Coulomb (person) French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806) | ||
Synonyms | Charles Augustin de Coulomb | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||