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Siemens

//ˈsiːmənz// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Bessemer Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, United States, named after Werner von Siemens. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical conductance; the electric conductance in a body that has a resistance of one ohm.

    "Near-synonyms: mho, ℧"

  2. 2
    a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after the German inventor Werner von Siemens.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Siemens.

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