siemens

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
noun engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
noun German electrical engineer (1816-1892)

Named after the German inventor Werner von Siemens.

Some years ago, a noted scientist, Dr. Siemens, while standing on the top of the great pyramid of Cheops, in Egypt, during a storm, noted that an electrical discharge flowed from his hand when extended toward the heavens. — Electricity for Boys, James Slough Zerbe

mho, reciprocal ohm, S

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