Meaning & use

Ohmage

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The amount of electrical resistance in a circuit, measured in ohms.

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The technician checked the ohmage of the resistor before installing it.

Higher ohmage in the wire reduced the current flowing through the circuit.

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Formed by adding the suffix '-age' to 'ohm,' the unit of electrical resistance named after physicist Georg Ohm.

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