Meaning & use
ohms
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Units of electrical resistance, measuring how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current.
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The resistor was rated at 100 ohms.
Electricians use a multimeter to measure resistance in ohms.
A note on using this word
Named after physicist Georg Ohm and symbolized by the Greek letter omega (Ω).
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