The coulomb is chosen to be a unit of convenient size in working with electric currents (Shortley and Williams).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cou|lomb|ic — «koo LOM ihk», adjective. of or based on Coulomb s law: »coulombic attraction … Useful english dictionary
ab|cou|lomb — «AB koo LOM», noun. a theoretical electromagnetic unit of charge in the centimeter gram second system, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one abampere. ╂[< ab 3 absolute + coulomb] … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|cou|lomb — «MY kroh KOO lom», noun. one millionth of a coulomb … Useful english dictionary
stat|cou|lomb — «STAT koo LOM», noun. an electrostatic unit equivalent to the charge that repels a like charge, separated from it by one centimeter in a vacuum, and having a force of one dyne. ╂[< stat (ic) + coulomb] … Useful english dictionary
cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… … English syllables
lomb — ab·cou·lomb; cou·lomb; cou·lomb·me·ter; … English syllables
coulomb — cou·lomb … English syllables
Coulomb — Cou|lomb 〈[ kulɔ̃:] n.; s, ; Phys.; 〉 Maßeinheit der elektr. Ladung, 1 C ist diejenige Ladungsmenge, die von einem elektr. Strom von 1 Ampere (A) Stärke in 1 Sekunde (s) transportiert wird, 1 C = 1 As [nach dem frz. Physiker Charles A. de Coulomb … Universal-Lexikon
coulometer — cou•lom•e•ter [[t]kuˈlɒm ɪ tər, kə [/t]] also cou•lomb•me•ter [[t]ˈku lɒmˌmi tər, loʊm [/t]] n. elm voltameter • Etymology: 1900–05; coulo (mb) + meter … From formal English to slang
Coulomb,Charles Augustin de — Cou·lomb (ko͞oʹlŏm , lōm , ko͞o lŏmʹ, lôɴʹ), Charles Augustin de. 1736 1806. French physicist who pioneered research into magnetism and electricity and formulated Coulomb s law. * * * … Universalium
