ohm
noun/oʊm/
Frequency rank: #12,927 most common English word
Meaning
The SI unit of electrical resistance, equal to the resistance between two points when a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere.
Example sentence
The technician measured the resistance of the wire and found it to be fifty ohm.
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