coulomb

See also: Coulomb

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkuː.lɒm/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈku.lɑm/, /ˈku.loʊm/

Noun

coulomb (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.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Asturian

Etymology

From French coulomb.

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulombs)

  1. coulomb (unit of electrical charge)
    Synonym: culombiu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulomb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kulom/ [ku.lõm], /kulomb/ [ku.lõmb]
  • Rhymes: -ulom, -ulomb

Noun

coulomb inan

  1. coulomb (unit of electrical charge)

Declension
Declension of coulomb (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive coulomb coulomba coulombak
ergative coulombek coulombak coulombek
dative coulombi coulombari coulombei
genitive coulomben coulombaren coulomben
comitative coulombekin coulombarekin coulombekin
causative coulombengatik coulombarengatik coulombengatik
benefactive coulombentzat coulombarentzat coulombentzat
instrumental coulombez coulombaz coulombez
inessive coulombetan coulombean coulombetan
locative coulombetako coulombeko coulombetako
allative coulombetara coulombera coulombetara
terminative coulombetaraino coulomberaino coulombetaraino
directive coulombetarantz coulomberantz coulombetarantz
destinative coulombetarako coulomberako coulombetarako
ablative coulombetatik coulombetik coulombetatik
partitive coulombik — —
prolative coulombtzat — —

Further reading
  • "coulomb" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulomb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkulomp]
  • Hyphenation: cou‧lomb

Noun

coulomb m inan

  1. coulomb (unit of electric charge)

Declension
Declension of coulomb (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative coulomb coulomby
genitive coulombu coulombů
dative coulombu coulombům
accusative coulomb coulomby
vocative coulombe coulomby
locative coulombu coulombech
instrumental coulombem coulomby

Dutch

Etymology

From French coulomb, from Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈlɔm(p)/, [kuˈlɔ̃m(p)], [kuˈlɔm(p)]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: cou‧lomb
  • Rhymes: -ɔm, -ɔmp

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulombs)

  1. coulomb (unit of electric charge)
  • Coulombinteractie

French

Etymology

From the French physicist Charles-Augustin Coulomb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.lɔ̃/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulombs)

  1. coulomb

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English coulomb.

Noun

coulomb m (invariable)

  1. coulomb

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

coulomb m (definite singular coulomben, indefinite plural coulomb, definite plural coulombene)

  1. coulomb

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulomben)

  1. coulomb

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coulomb.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.bi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.be/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈlõ/, /kuˈlõ.bɨ/

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulombs)

  1. coulomb (unit of electrical charge)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulomb.

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulombi)

  1. coulomb

Declension
Declension of coulomb
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) coulomb coulombul (niște) coulombi coulombii
genitive/dative (unui) coulomb coulombului (unor) coulombi coulombilor
vocative coulombule coulombilor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulomb.

Noun

coulomb m (plural coulomb)

  1. coulomb
    Synonym: culombio

Further reading
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