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Coulomb vs Microcoulomb - What's the difference?

coulomb | microcoulomb |

As nouns the difference between coulomb and microcoulomb

is that coulomb is 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 while microcoulomb is a measure of electrical quantity, the millionth part of one coulomb.

coulomb

English

(wikipedia coulomb)

Noun

(en 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.
  • Jewelry: pendant. From the homophone for Coulomb in Russian, ?????.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) English eponyms ----

    microcoulomb

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A measure of electrical quantity, the millionth part of one coulomb.