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abcoulomb

abcoulomb

9.9
A unit for measuring electric charge equal to ten coulombs used in an older scientific system
  • noun
  • /ˌeɪbiˈkoʊlʌm/
  • Archaic
: abcoulomb
  • One abcoulomb is equivalent to ten coulombs in the SI system.

Examples

  • The abcoulomb was used in early scientific literature to measure electrical charge.

  • An abcoulomb is a large unit of electrical charge.

  • Electrical calculations in the CGS system often involve the abcoulomb as the unit of charge.

  • The experiment required one abcoulomb of charge.

  • In the CGS electromagnetic system, the unit of charge is defined as one abcoulomb.

  • When calculating electrical forces, it is common to use the abcoulomb as a measurement of charge.

  • The research paper stated that a capacitor could store up to five abcoulombs of electrical charge.

Synonyms

charge unit
vsabcoulomb
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A standard amount used to measure electric charge, like the coulomb

is ten times that standard measure and used in a particular system
electromagnetic unit
vsabcoulomb
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A unit used to measure electric or magnetic strength

is a specific measure equal to ten times the standard electric charge

Surface Forms

abcoulomb singular
abcoulombs plural

Morphology

abcoulomb = coulomb (semi-transparent) = ab + coulomb

The base 'coulomb' is recognizable as the unit of electric charge, but the 'ab-' prefix is a technical CGS/absolute-system modifier not obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Abcoulomb comes from the prefix ab- meaning 'absolute' and the unit name coulomb, named after the scientist Coulomb. So an abcoulomb is a larger electrical charge equal to ten coulombs, which helps you remember it as a big version of the familiar coulomb.