begohm
English
Noun
begohm (plural begohms)
- (dated, nonstandard) A billion ohms.
- 1894, The Electrical Journal (volume 32, page 667)
- A begohm is about the insulation of 1 mile of well-insulated conductor.
- 1900, Journal of the Franklin Institute (volume 149, page 461)
- If the volt, ampere and ohm were taken as the absolute units, the practical units would be the ampere, begohm and begavolt, names just as convenient as ampere, coulomb and farad.
- 1894, The Electrical Journal (volume 32, page 667)
Usage notes
- Proposed, but never seriously adopted, as a unit of measure.