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    SIEMENS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    German electrical engineer (1816-1892)play

    Synonyms:

    Ernst Werner von Siemens; Siemens

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    electrical engineer (a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)play

    Synonyms:

    Karl Wilhelm Siemens; Siemens; Sir Charles William Siemens

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohmplay

    Synonyms:

    mho; reciprocal ohm; S; siemens

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("siemens" is a kind of...):

    conductance unit (a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge)

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