Meaning & use

Megaohm

noun·Academic

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A unit of electrical resistance equal to one million ohms.

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The insulation resistance was measured at over ten megaohms.

A digital multimeter can display readings in megaohms for high-resistance components.

A note on using this word

Symbolized MΩ, it is commonly used to specify the resistance of insulators and very high-value resistors.

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