coulomb

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UK/ˈkuː.lɒm/US/ˈku.lɑm/US/ˈku.loʊm/

noun

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.”

Similar
Campere-second
OriginFrench coulomb →
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Meanings

coulomb1

nouncoulomb (plural coulombs)

plural coulombs

  1. 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.

Coulomb2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French, notably held by Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

Similar
Campere-second
Broader
charge unitquantity unit
Also see
c

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchcoulomb
  2. Englishcoulomb

From French coulomb, from the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

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Translations

Arabic كُولُون
  • كُولُون (kulūn)unit of electrical charge
Catalan coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Chinese Mandarin 庫侖 /库仑
  • 庫侖 /库仑 (kùlún)unit of electrical charge
Czech coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Dutch coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Finnish coulombi
  • coulombiunit of electrical charge
French coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
German Coulomb
  • Coulombunit of electrical charge
Greek κουλόμπ
  • κουλόμπ (koulómp)unit of electrical charge
Hindi कूलाम्ब
  • कूलाम्ब (kūlāmb)unit of electrical charge
Hungarian coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Icelandic kúlomb
  • kúlombunit of electrical charge
Indonesian coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Italian coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Japanese クーロン
  • クーロン (kūron)unit of electrical charge
Korean 쿨롱
  • 쿨롱 (kullong)unit of electrical charge
Lithuanian kulonas
  • kulonasunit of electrical charge
Malay kulum, coulomb
  • kulumunit of electrical charge
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Polish kulomb, amperosekunda
  • kulombunit of electrical charge
  • amperosekundaunit of electrical charge
Portuguese coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Romanian coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Russian куло́н
  • куло́н (kulón)unit of electrical charge
Spanish culombio, coulomb
  • culombiounit of electrical charge
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Swedish coulomb, amperesekund
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
  • amperesekundunit of electrical charge
Thai คูลอมบ์
  • คูลอมบ์ (kuu-lɔɔm)unit of electrical charge
Turkish coulomb
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
Ukrainian куло́н
  • куло́н (kulón)unit of electrical charge
Vietnamese coulomb, culông
  • coulombunit of electrical charge
  • culôngunit of electrical charge

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

columbo
Cite this entry
APA

coulomb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coulomb

MLA

“coulomb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coulomb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coulomb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coulomb.

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