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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of resistance, equal to one billionth of an ohm.
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- noun dated A unit of electrical
resistance equal to onebillionth of anohm (10-9 ohms), used in thecentimeter-gram-second system of units.
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- noun a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
Etymologies
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ab- (“absolute”) + ohm
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