resistance unit

Other forms: resistance units

Definitions of resistance unit
  1. noun
    the reciprocal of conductance
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    types:
    abohm
    a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
    ohm
    a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
    megohm
    a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms
    type of:
    electromagnetic unit, emu
    any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
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