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CHARGE UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
Synonyms:
charge unit; quantity unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("charge unit" is a kind of...):
electromagnetic unit; emu (any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "charge unit"):
ampere-second; C; coulomb (a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second)
abcoulomb (a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs)
ampere-minute (a unit of charge equal to 60 coulombs)
ampere-hour (a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs)
