noun
ohm
OHM/əʊm/
The standard unit of electrical resistance.
This resistor has a resistance of exactly one hundred ohms.
Etymology
Ohm commemorates physicist Georg S. Ohm, who determined a law governing the flow of electricity. His name ultimately designated resistance, although it was first proposed for a voltage unit.
In context
here I have these rectangular things here made of concrete they're 10 watt 10 ohm resistors so they're just resistors that can dissipate a lot of heat
More examples
- The meter measures electrical resistance in ohms.
- One volt across a resistance of one ohm produces one ampere of current.
- We replace the damaged resistor with one rated at 220 ohms.
Forms
ohm · ohms