n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of resistance, equal to one billionth of an ohm.
abohm
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(ă-bōm')
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of resistance, equal to one billionth of an ohm.
n.
The centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of resistance, equal to one billionth of an ohm.
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electric resistance. Symbol abΩ. Metric-c.g.s. The absolute ohm of the e.m.u. system, for a steady current identically abV/abA, and identically reciprocal abmho. 1 abΩ = 1 nΩ.
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Meaning #1:
a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
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