"unit of quantity in measuring electric current" (the quantity of electricity conveyed in 1 second by a current of 1 ampere, 1881, named for French chemist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736-1806), who devised a method of measuring electrical quantity. The surname is a French form of Columbus.
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