coulomb
English
Etymology
From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkuː.lɒm/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈku.lɑm/, /ˈku.loʊm/
Noun
coulomb (plural coulombs)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
- He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.
Derived terms
- Coulomb attraction
- Coulomb barrier
- Coulomb blockade
- Coulomb collision
- Coulomb explosion
- Coulomb force
- Coulomb gauge
- coulombic
- Coulomb repulsion
- Coulomb's constant
- Coulomb's law
- coulometer
- coulometric
- coulometry
Translations
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Anagrams
- columbo
Asturian
Etymology
From French coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb (unit of electrical charge)
- Synonym: culombiu
Czech
Etymology
From French coulomb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkulomp]
- Hyphenation: cou‧lomb
Noun
coulomb m inan
- coulomb (unit of electric charge)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | coulomb | coulomby |
genitive | coulombu | coulombů |
dative | coulombu | coulombům |
accusative | coulomb | coulomby |
vocative | coulombe | coulomby |
locative | coulombu | coulombech |
instrumental | coulombem | coulomby |
Dutch
Etymology
From French coulomb, from Charles Auguste de Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈlɔm(p)/, [kuˈlɔ̃m(p)], [kuˈlɔm(p)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: cou‧lomb
- Rhymes: -ɔm, -ɔmp
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb (unit of electric charge)
Related terms
- Coulombinteractie
French
Etymology
From the French physicist Charles-Augustin Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.lɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb
Further reading
- “coulomb”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (invariable)
- coulomb
Anagrams
- Columbo
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (definite singular coulomben, indefinite plural coulomb, definite plural coulombene)
- coulomb
References
- “coulomb” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “coulomb” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulomben)
- coulomb
References
- “coulomb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
From French coulomb.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.be/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.b(ɨ)/
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb (unit of electrical charge)
Romanian
Etymology
From French coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombi)
- coulomb
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) coulomb | coulombul | (niște) coulombi | coulombii |
genitive/dative | (unui) coulomb | coulombului | (unor) coulombi | coulombilor |
vocative | coulombule | coulombilor |
Spanish
Etymology
From French coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulomb)
- coulomb
- Synonym: culombio
Further reading
- “coulomb”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014