abcoulomb


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ab·cou·lomb

 (ăb-ko͞o′lŏm′, -lōm′)
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of charge, equal to ten coulombs.
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abcoulomb

(æbˈkuːlɒm)
n
(Units) the cgs unit of electric charge in the electromagnetic system; the charge per second passing any cross section of a conductor through which a steady current of 1 abampere is flowing: equivalent to 10 coulombs
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Noun1.abcoulomb - a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombsabcoulomb - a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs
charge unit, quantity unit - a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
ampere-second, coulomb, C - a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
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