Sie·mens (s  m nz, 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
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pl siemens the SI unit of electrical conductance [after E. W. von Siemens, engineer]
| siemens (smnz) Plural siemens See mho. |
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| Noun | 1. |  siemens - a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohmconductance 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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