Definition of "coulomb" [cou•lomb]

• The meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical charge equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one ampere. See Table at measurement. (noun)
• Of or relating to the Coulomb force. (adjective)

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• "Instead of focusing on real experimental facts (generation of excess heat) discussion quickly shifted to theoretical considerations, such as coulomb barrier, expectations based on wrong models, etc."
• "The product of A · s is called coulomb in honour of the French physicist Charles Auguste de Coulomb (1736 -"
• "In elementary Electro-Dynamics, we modeled coulomb forces (say from a point charge) as acting instantaneously."