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ohm (n.)
unit of electrical resistance, 1867, in recognition of German physicist Georg S.
Ohm
(1789-1854), who determined the law of the flow of electricity. Originally proposed as
ohma
(1861) as a unit of voltage. Related:
ohmage
;
ohmic
;
ohmeter
.
