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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The law stating that the direct current flowing in a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference between its ends. It is usually formulated as V = IR, where V is the potential difference, or voltage, I is the current, and R is the resistance of the conductor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
law .
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- noun physics Ohm's observation that the
direct current flowing in anelectrical circuit consisting only ofresistances isdirectly proportional to thevoltage applied .
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- noun electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Georg Simon Ohm.]
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From Georg Ohm, German physicist
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