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Siemens

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Sie·mens  (smnz, z-), Ernst Werner von 1816-1892.
German engineer who made notable improvements to telegraphic and electrical apparatus. His brother Karl Wilhelm, later Sir Charles William Siemens (1823-1883), invented a regenerative steam engine and designed a steamship for laying long-distance cables.

sie·mens  (smnz)
n. pl. siemens Abbr. S
A unit of electrical conductance in the International System, equal to one ampere per volt.

[After Ernst Werner von Siemens.]

siemens
Noun
pl siemens the SI unit of electrical conductance [after E. W. von Siemens, engineer]

siemens  (smnz)
Plural siemens
See mho.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Siemenssiemens - a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
conductance unit - a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge
2.Siemens - engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883)
3.Siemens - German electrical engineer (1816-1892)


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