Reference meaning
coulomb
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a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
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campere-second
Other meanings
2. noun
French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806)
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