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mho

[ moh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Electricity.

plural mhos.

siemens

mho

/ ��əʊ /

noun

the former name for siemens

mho

/ ��ō /

The SI derived unit of electrical conductance, equal to one ampere per volt. It is equivalent to the reciprocal of the ohm unit.
Also called siemens

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mho¹

C19: formed by reversing the letters of ohm (first used by Lord Kelvin)

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While the rate may have slowed, the actual costs have always been high, will continue to be high, and in mho have actually increased over the years.

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The reciprocal of the ohm is called the mho, which is the unit of conductivity, and is defined as the conductivity of a substance whose resistance is one ohm.

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The unit of the latter is the ohm; of the former the mho.

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As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.

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A conductor having a resistance of 100 ohms has a conductivity of .01 mho.

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