coulomb
English
Etymology
From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkuː.lɒm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈku.lɑm/, /ˈku.loʊm/
Noun
coulomb (plural coulombs)
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
- He is charged up with enough coulombs to make his hair stand on end.
Derived terms
Translations
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Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kulom/ [ku.lõm], /kulomb/ [ku.lõmb]
- Rhymes: -ulom, -om, -ulomb, -omb
Noun
coulomb inan
- coulomb (unit of electrical charge)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | coulomb | coulomba | coulombak |
| ergative | coulombek | coulombak | coulombek |
| dative | coulombi | coulombari | coulombei |
| genitive | coulomben | coulombaren | coulomben |
| comitative | coulombekin | coulombarekin | coulombekin |
| causative | coulombengatik | coulombarengatik | coulombengatik |
| benefactive | coulombentzat | coulombarentzat | coulombentzat |
| instrumental | coulombez | coulombaz | coulombez |
| inessive | coulombetan | coulombean | coulombetan |
| locative | coulombetako | coulombeko | coulombetako |
| allative | coulombetara | coulombera | coulombetara |
| terminative | coulombetaraino | coulomberaino | coulombetaraino |
| directive | coulombetarantz | coulomberantz | coulombetarantz |
| destinative | coulombetarako | coulomberako | coulombetarako |
| ablative | coulombetatik | coulombetik | coulombetatik |
| partitive | coulombik | — | — |
| prolative | coulombtzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “coulomb”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkulomp]
- Hyphenation: cou‧lomb
Noun
coulomb m inan
- coulomb (unit of electric charge)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | coulomb | coulomby |
| genitive | coulombu | coulombů |
| dative | coulombu | coulombům |
| accusative | coulomb | coulomby |
| vocative | coulombe | coulomby |
| locative | coulombu | coulombech |
| instrumental | coulombem | coulomby |
Dutch
Etymology
From French coulomb, from Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈlɔm(p)/, [kuˈlɔ̃m(p)], [kuˈlɔm(p)]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: cou‧lomb
- Rhymes: -ɔm, -ɔmp
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb (unit of electric charge)
Related terms
- Coulombinteractie
French
Etymology
From the French physicist Charles-Augustin Coulomb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.lɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
Further reading
- “coulomb”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French coulomb.
Noun
coulomb (plural coulomb-coulomb)
- (physics) coulomb: In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electric charge; the amount of electric charge carried by a current of 1 ampere flowing for 1 second. Symbol: C
Further reading
- “coulomb” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (invariable)
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
coulomb m (definite singular coulomben, indefinite plural coulomb, definite plural coulombene)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulomben)
References
- “coulomb” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French coulomb.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.bi/, /ˈku.lõ.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.be/, /ˈku.lõ.be/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.bɨ/
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombs)
- coulomb (unit of electrical charge)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulombi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | coulomb | coulombul | coulombi | coulombii | |
| genitive-dative | coulomb | coulombului | coulombi | coulombilor | |
| vocative | coulombule | coulombilor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
coulomb m (plural coulomb)
Further reading
- “coulomb”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024