Mho
noun, phrase
noun, phrase ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.
"Near-synonyms: siemens, S"
- 2 a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm wordnet
Phrase
- 1 Initialism of my honest/humble opinion. Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"However, I was only in town for a few days...so it's only a short-term observation. Just MHO. No offense meant to any T-town natives."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"If resistance is measured in ohms, conductance is measured in mhos."
Etymology
ohm spelled backwards.