mho

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noun

A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.

“Near-synonyms: siemens, S”

Similar
siemensmul:Sreciprocal ohmS
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Meanings

mho1

nounmho (plural mhos)

plural mhos

  1. A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.

    Near-synonyms: siemens, S

    1 more example

    If resistance is measured in ohms, conductance is measured in mhos.

    Synonyms: siemens, mul:S

MHO2

phrase
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of my honest/humble opinion.

    However, I was only in town for a few days...so it's only a short-term observation. Just MHO. No offense meant to any T-town natives.

    1999 August 4, SK, “Tulsa.. MHO”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    I have no problems with anyone playing a system that they like, EVER! I personally may not like it, but that's MHO, but if other people enjoy it, fine, they can play it.

    2002 May 14, Timothy JW Smith, “(Mongoose) News - Judge Dredd RPG”, in uk.games.roleplay (Usenet)

    Course, obviously they are not the only ones. Some people that irrationally hate the military as a whole *might* just qualify as well. (MHO of course)

    2002 October 25, John, “Sniper learned to kill in U.S. military”, in alt.politics.bush (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens but still sometimes used in some contexts.

Similar
siemensmul:S

More synonyms by meaning

nouna unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

Similar
siemensreciprocal ohmS
Broader
conductance unit
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APA

mho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho

MLA

“mho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mho,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mho.

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