English noun: siemens | |||
1. | siemens (quantity) a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm | ||
Synonyms | mho, reciprocal ohm, S | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conductance unit | ||
2. | Siemens (person) engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) | ||
Synonyms | Karl Wilhelm Siemens, Sir Charles William Siemens | ||
Instance hypernym | applied scientist, engineer, technologist | ||
3. | Siemens (person) German electrical engineer (1816-1892) | ||
Synonyms | Ernst Werner von Siemens | ||
Instance hypernym | electrical engineer | ||