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Ohm vs Mho - What's the difference?

ohm | mho |

Mho is a anagram of ohm.



As nouns the difference between ohm and mho

is that ohm is in the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol: Ω while mho is a former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens.

ohm

English

(wikipedia ohm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. Symbol:

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    mho

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia mho) (en noun)
  • A former unit of electric conductance, equivalent to and superseded by the siemens.
    • If resistance is measured in ohms, conductance is measured in mhos .

    Synonyms

    * siemens

    See also

    * daraf "farad" spelled backwards * yrneh "henry" spelled backwards

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