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SIEMENS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Siemens mean?
• SIEMENS (noun)
The noun SIEMENS has 3 senses:
1. a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
2. engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
3. German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
Familiarity information: SIEMENS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
mho; reciprocal ohm; S; siemens
Hypernyms ("siemens" is a kind of...):
conductance unit (a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Karl Wilhelm Siemens; Siemens; Sir Charles William Siemens
Instance hypernyms:
applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
Sense 3
Meaning:
German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Ernst Werner von Siemens; Siemens
Instance hypernyms:
electrical engineer (a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity)
Context examples
A measurement in ohms is the reciprocal of a measurement in siemens.
(Ohm, NCI Thesaurus)
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